mr. mark harvett iewp @ workshop on water allocation, water economics and eflows in river basin...
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India-EU Water PartnershipWorkshop on Water Allocation, Water Economics and Eflows
In River Basin Management
14-15 September 2016, New Delhi
Theme 1 – water allocation
Mark HarvettSenior Advisor, Abstractor Management teamSeptember 2016
Use of freshwater resources
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We have water resources issuesDrought
Resource availability % of the time
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Less than 30%
At least 30%
At least 50%
At least 70%
At least 95%
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How we allocate water
Assessment
Water availability
Licensing strategy
Licence water
Compliance
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Further reading General overview of abstraction and impoundment licensing (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/water-management-abstract-or-impound-water)
Managing water abstraction – detail about how we allocate water and licence abstraction (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-water-abstraction)
Abstraction metering (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/water-abstraction-how-to-make-sure-your-meter-is-accurate)