Land drainage and flood defence responsibilities
This book offers practical, engineering-focused coverage of the legislation relating to water management, flood risk and drainage. Owing to increasingly erratic weather patterns and the effects of climate change, the topics of drainage and flood are becoming ever more important for policymakers and...
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| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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London
ICE Publishing
[2016]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Outline of responsibilities and statutes
- Devolved government and departments
- Environment Agency
- Internal drainage boards
- Local authorities
- Riparian owners
- Differentiation between land drainage and sewerage
- Development either side of a watercourse
- Extension of the 'main river' designation of watercourses
- Development planning and management
- Development in flood plains
- Roadside ditches
- Culverted watercourses
- Grants and contributions
- Mining subsidence and land drainage
- Sea defence and coast protection
- Land drainage and the environment