Water Law: Review and analysis of aquatic environmental law and economic regulation in the UK and EU

Issue: 11, 1

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Current Survey: Water Supply and Resources

• Case Report: R v Anglian Water Services, ex p. Three Valleys Water QBD, 11 January 2000  19 - 19
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Current Survey: Control of Pollution

• Official Publications: Guidance Document on monitoring of landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water; Scottish Executive – Consultation Paper on designation of nitrate vulnerable zones; Water pollution anti-pollution works regulations  11 - 14
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• Prosecutions and Enforcements: DWI – fines for unfit drinking water on the increase; Thames Water fined £250,000 for serious pollution offences; EC threatens United Kingdom with legal action for breaches of the Bathing Waters Directive  16 - 17
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Legal Update

• Water Law at a Glance  1 - 5
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Current Survey: Control of Pollution

• Case Reports: R v Hertfordshire County Council ex p. Green Environmental Industries Ltd HL, 7 February 2000  10 - 11
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Current Survey: Economic Regulation and Customer Services

• OFWAT guideline on the Competition Act 1998  18 - 18
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Current Survey: Water Supply and Resources

• Legislation  19 - 20
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Current Survey: Conservation and Recreation

• Case Report – EC: R v Secretary of State of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ex p. First Corporate Shipping Ltd., in the presence of WWF UK and Avon Wildlife Trust  6 - 7
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Current Survey: Control of Pollution

• Other Information: Environment Agency uses new water pollution powers; Environment Agency and Coal Authority join to improve water quality  14 - 16
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Current Survey: Conservation and Recreation

• Official Publications: DETR proposals for MEHRAs; EC White Paper on Environmental Liability adopted  7 - 9
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• Legislation  7 - 7
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Current Survey: Water Supply and Resources

• Official Publications: Paper on Drinking Water Regulation; DWI Information Letter on guidance on water competition and common carriage; DETR guidance paper on the Water Industry Act 1999; Scottish Executive paper on water quality  20 - 24
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Case Commentary

• Refusal to disclose information on grounds of self-incrimination – whether permitted under UK, EC or ECHR law  25 - 28
  Wilkinson, David

Current Survey: Conservation and Recreation

• Other Information: Survival plan for the bottlenose dolphin  9 - 9
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Article

• Implementation of the Freshwater Fishwaters Directive in the United Kingdom  29 - 40
  Scott, Peter

Current Survey: Fisheries

• Salmon management  18 - 18
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