The influence of supply and sewerage area characteristics on water and sewerage companies responses to the water Framework Directive

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1811-1819

  Spiller, M ^a   McIntosh, B S ^a   Seaton, R A F ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decision making; Drinking water supply; Policy responses

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; BUSINESS FUNCTIONS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; DRINKING WATER SUPPLY; RAW WATER QUALITY; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SEWERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

POTABLE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; POLICY APPROACH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; AGRICULTURE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; SEWAGE; WALES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 73349129365     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.562     Document Type: Article

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