Water Pollution Control Flashcards
What is the water availability for humans?
0.32%, difficult access, wrong location, fresh lakes, rivers,
How is water utilised?
Protect and reduce fresh water, treat wastewater to re-use.
Example of treated water
public supply, household, industry
Example of untreated water
electricity generation
Ways of reducing public supply
legislative drivers IPPC, pricing, technological improvements, tighten regulations
Ways of improving water protection
environmental permitting, diffuse pollution control, monitoring and anaysis, understand pollutant cycling
What is the UK Environment Regulation
Preserve, protect and improve. Polluter pays. Consider costs and benefits of action.
What does European Parliament do?
Directly elected consultative/advisory body
What does European Environment Agency do?
Collates/harmonises data, not enforcing/policing
What does the comission do?
Proposes/implements environmental legislation
What does the council do?
Approves legislation (unanimous QMV)
What does ECJ do?
Supreme authority, interpretation, uniformity
What is the framework directives?
General and specific requirements for specific problems
What is the limit value directive?
specific emission or ambient concentration which affects national law
Water quality
drinking water, shellfish water
