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    CONTENTS


    Terms of Reference

    Note  

    Executive Summary

    Chapter 1: Introduction

      Scope  

      Acknowledgements

    Chapter 2: Background

      Introduction

      Historical Background

      The Municipal Inheritance  

      Historic Under-Investment  

      Privatisation

      Roles and Responsibilities

      National and Local Government

      Regulators

      Ofwat

      Environment Agency

      Drinking Water Inspectorate

      European Union

      Water Companies  

      Figure 1: Water Company Supply Areas and their Water Resource Zones

      Consumer Interests

      Key Concepts of Water Management

      Security of Supply

      Box 1: Security of Supply Index

      Water Resources Planning

      Sustainable Development

      Trends towards Integrated Water Resource Management

      Conclusions

    Chapter 3: The Regulatory and Legislative Framework

      Introduction

      Successes of the Regulatory Framework

      Drinking Water Inspectorate

      Consumer Council for Water

      Problems with the Regulatory Framework

      The Periodic Review Process

      The Twin-Track Approach  

      Resource Development

      Water Efficiency

      Infrastructure Maintenance and Renewal

      Research and Development

      Water Bills and Affordability

      Unpaid Bills

      Affordability

      Competition

      The Way Forward

    Chapter 4: Demand for Water

      Introduction

      Table 1: Components of Non-tidal Demand

      Figure 2: Breakdown of Household Demand, 1997/8

      Demographic and Social Factors

      Housing and Planning3

      Background4

      Sustainable Communities Plan8

      Consultation

      Impact

      Industry and Agriculture

      Agriculture

      Industry

    Chapter 5: Water Supply

      Introduction

      Figure 3: Current Indicative Availability: Summer Surface Water

      Figure 4: Current Indicative Availability: Groundwater

      Climate Change

      New Resources

      Reservoirs

      Desalination

      Leakage Reduction

      Table 2: Company Estimates of Total Leakage

      Table 3: Leakage Targets

      Table 4: Leakage as a Proportion of Water Supplied

      Water Transfer

      Water Re-use

      Large-scale Re-use of Treated Wastewater

      Local Treatment and Re-use of Wastewater

      Rainwater Harvesting

    Chapter 6: Water Efficiency

      Introduction

      Promotion of Water Efficiency

      Domestic Water Efficiency

      Public Awareness

      Metering

      Figure 5: Yarra Valley Smart Water Bill

      Water Efficient Fittings and Appliances

      Building Regulations

      Code for Sustainable Homes

      Industrial and Agricultural Water Efficiency

      Industry

      Agriculture

    Chapter 7: Water and the Environment

      Introduction

      Water Quality in the Environment

      Background

      Water Framework Directive

      Priority Substances Directive

      Sewage Sludge

      Sustainable Drainage Systems

      Water Resources

    Chapter 8: Summary of Recommendations

      Background

      The Regulatory and Legislative Framework

      Successes of the Regulatory Framework

      Problems with the Regulatory Framework

      The Periodic Review Process

      Resource Development

      Water Efficiency

      Infrastructure Maintenance and Renewal

      Research and Development

      Water Bills and Affordability

      Competition

      The Way Forward

      Demand for Water

      Demographic and Social Factors

      Housing and Planning

      Water Supply

      Climate Change

      New Resources

      Reservoirs

      Desalination

      Leakage Reduction

      Water Transfer

      Water Re-use

      Large-scale Re-use of Treated Wastewater

      Local Treatment and Re-use of Wastewater

      Rainwater Harvesting

      Water Efficiency

      Promotion of Water Efficiency

      Domestic Water Efficiency

      Public Awareness

      Metering

      Water Efficient Fittings and Appliances

      Building Regulations

      Code for Sustainable Homes

      Industrial and Agricultural Water Efficiency

      Industry

      Agriculture

      Water and the Environment

      Water Framework Directive

      Priority Substances Directive

      Sustainable Drainage Systems

      Water Resources

    Appendix 1: Members and Declarations

    Appendix 2: List of Witnesses

    Appendix 3: Call for Evidence

    Appendix 4: Comments from Professor Adrian McDonald

    Appendix 5: Note of the Seminar

    Appendix 6: Note of the Visit to Yorkshire Water

    Appendix 7: Note of the Visit to BedZED

    Appendix 8: Note of the Visit to Australia

    Appendix 9: Note of the Visit to Essex and Suffolk Water and Anglian Water

    Appendix 10: Abbreviations and Acronyms used in this Report

    Oral Evidences

    Wednesday 2 November 2005

    Tuesday 15 November 2005

    Tuesday 22 November 2005

    Tuesday 29 November 2005

    Tuesday 6 December 2005

    Tuesday 20 December 2005

    Tuesday 10 January 2006

    Tuesday 17 January 2006

    Tuesday 24 January 2006

    Tuesday 14 February 2006

    Tuesday 28 February 2006

    Tuesday 7 March 2006

    Tuesday 28 March 2006

    Written Evidence


     
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