Water Act 2014 (Chapter 21).

[摘要] This Act brings about a reform of legislation concerning the water industry and management and conservation of water resources and related environmental matters in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act is to: reform the water industry to make it more innovative and responsive to customers and to increase the resilience of water supplies to natural hazards such as drought and floods to bring forward measures to address the availability and affordability of insurance for those households at h

[发布日期] 2014-01-01

[关键词] Ecosystem preservation;Disasters;Coastal zone management;Framework law;Basic legislation;Freshwater resources management;Institution;Inland waters;Water supply;Sewerage;Authorization/permit;Water abstraction;Water quality standards;Water shortage/drought;Flood;Drainage/land reclamation;Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution;Effluent waste water/discharge;Governance;Water rights;Waterworks;Monitoring;Enforcement/compliance;Offences/penalties [时效性] Effective