Derogation’s what you need

The UK is getting nervous about the Water Framework Directive. The government is exploring the potential for derogations to keep tariffs down.

The question as to whether recessionhit Britain might seek derogations under the Water Framework Directive to keep UK water tariffs down is becoming increasingly pertinent as the 22 December deadline looms for the submission of river basin management plans.

On 19 October, the UK government accepted a parliamentary committee recommendation that it should explore the potential for derogations in order ...

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