Green Matters: Harnessing The UK's Environmental Improvement Plan – Water And Chemicals

In our first briefing regarding the recent publication of the Government's Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), the first formal update of the UK's 25-Year Environment Plan, we considered the first two goals (thriving plants and wildlife; and clean air), which aim to halt the decline in our natural world, and then improve it.

Here, we look at the next two goals in the EIP, relating to water and chemicals, and what changes we can expect to see:

Goal 3: Clean and plentiful water

Generally

Water is critical to human health, biodiversity, and relied upon by many businesses. Clean water is essential for all life; but it is a precious resource under threat from a number of sources, which threaten our natural world, as well as our economy. Many investments and projects are underway, but the EIP sets new stretching targets that will apply to water companies, industry and impact many other business, including developers.