EEA BOSS WARNS AGAINST SHORT TERM WATER CONSERVATION FIXES
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WATER utilities and regulators should avoid making rash and ill designed decisions to preserve supplies, the executive director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) has said, rather focusing on long term structural solutions. "Water pricing, reducing water losses and informing on more water-efficient practices all have a part to play," Professor Jacqueline McGlade told the European Water Partnership workshop in Zaragoza, Spain. Examples of potentially foolhardy decisions included building unsustainable large reservoirs, water ...
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