ECJ RULING ON THAMES WATER SEWAGE ESCAPE MAY LEAD TO UK REFORMS ON CLEAN-UPS
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on whether water companies are responsible under European Union (EU) law for cleaning up escaped sewage could force the UK government to consider national reforms. Judges ruled the clean-up of escaped solid waste was not covered by the 1991 EU urban waste water directive, and the 1975 waste framework directive would not apply either if there were detailed national rules. It told UK courts to examine whether the Water Industry Act 1991 or the Urban Waste Water (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 provide ...
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