Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines the increasingly prevalent issues around sewerage and sewage and explores what environmental health practitioners (EHPs) can contribute to addressing this issue and what further action is required.
The book sets out an analysis of the contents of raw sewage, including what should not be flushed away, explaining that householders who flush non-flushable products into the sewerage system contribute to the problem (and also give the water and sewerage companies an excuse). The work explains the terminology used and will also examine the legal issues that have arisen from failure of the UK sewerage system to operate or be operated as intended to protect public health. The operation of the privatised water and sewerage companies in England and Wales and the regulatory system to which they are supposedly subject is scrutinised along with an examination of what EHOs/EHPs can do to address the problems that lead to sewage from homes and businesses polluting th
Table of Contents
Table of Cases
Series Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Sewage, sewerage, definitions, terms, and important agencies
Chapter 2 Public health and environmental risks from sewage pollution of the environment
Chapter 3 The legal framework and cases
Chapter 4 Who makes sure legal obligations are met?
Chapter 5 The future - what more is being, or can be done?
