Water Pollution and Water Quality Law

About this book

A comprehensive study of the relevant national law and the international and European Community contexts in which this national law is placed. It provides an authoritative exposition and analysis of the law of the kind that is needed by an increasing body of legal, environmental and other practitioners who are involved in this area as part of their daily work.

Contents

Water pollution and water quality - issues and themes; history and development; the civil law; European Community water law and policy; the European Community water directives the Environment Agency; economic regulation of water services; local authority responsibilities; the pollution of controlled waters; discharge consents; discharges of effluent to sewers; environmental quality legislation; preventive and restorative approaches; planning law and strategic water quality management; fisheries and nature conservation; monitoring and information; drinking water quality; international marine environment law; shipping discharges and sea dumpiong; radioactive contamination.

Customer Reviews