A report by sustainability think tank the Institute for European Environmental Policy UK (IEEP UK) looks at the implications of diverging wastewater policy between the UK and the EU.

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EU law concerning collection and treatment of wastewater (sewage) has been dominated by the 1991 Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. This legislation is still in force across the UK, even though there are significant questions about how well it is being implemented at present. In 2024 the EU has, however, adopted a completely revised directive which includes many changes meaning that EU law is now different from UK law. This represents significant divergence between the EU and UK.

Read more and download the report here.

Covered in The Guardian.