Diffuse pollution of water from non-agricultural sources
Run off from transport, on street activities such as car washing, industrial estates, forestry and leisure industries and discharges from contaminated land all contribute to diffuse pollution from non-agricultural sources.In order to ensure a further improvement to water quality, it is important that the impacts of non-agricultural sources are evaluated and, where necessary, controlled. Mechanisms to tackle impacting sources need to be developed and implemented alongside those being established to combat diffuse pollution from agriculture.
Consultation on options for controls on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England
Defra's water strategy, Future Water, outlines Government's long term vision for water policy and sets out how we want our waters to look by 2030. Improving water quality is a central part of this vision and mechanisms to tackle non-agricultural diffuse water pollution (NADWP) will make an important contribution to that process. On 7 February 2008, as part of the NADWP work stream, Defra launched a consultation on options for controls on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products alongside the water strategy, Future Water.
- deadline for responses is 30 April 2008
- consultation documents
Workshops
We have started to take forward this work with a series of stakeholder workshops, hosted by Defra and the Environment Agency.
The purpose of the workshops was to ensure a wider input to the analysis of the nature and impact of non-agricultural sources of diffuse pollution, and the formulation of possible measures to bring those sources under control.
Contact the review team
Catherine Pike
Water Quality Division
Defra
Area 2A
Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London, SW1P 2AL
Email: catherine.pike@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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published 30 September 2004