Title: Water resources for the future : a summary of the strategy for Anglian Region
Author: Environment Agency
Document Type: Monograph
Abstract:
This brief Environment Agency leaflet describes Agency's strategies for managing water resources in the Anglian Region. The region extends from the Humber estuary to the Thames. It comprises all catchments draining from the main chalk outcrop of East Anglia and eastwards from the Lincolnshire limestone. Major catchments include the Rivers Ancholme, Witham, Welland, Nene, Great Ouse, Wensum, Waveney, Stour, Blackwater and Chelmer. The region is low-lying and intensively farmed, with a landscape ranging from gentle chalk and
limestone ridges to the extensive lowlands of the Fens and the East Anglian coastal estuaries and marshes. The total land area of the region is 27 000 km2. Our valuable natural environment and high population growth rate mean that the careful management of water resources is essential. The Agency's strategy reflects these issues. It looks 25 years ahead, and considers the many changes that may occur over this time. Its vision is: Enough water for all human uses with an Improved water environment.
Publisher: Environment Agency
Publication Date: 2001
Publication Place: Peterborough
Subject Keywords: Water resources; Management; Strategies; Regional planning
Geographic Keywords: EA Anglian
Extent: n.p. [6]
Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:2085
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