STRATEGIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

This paper describes the options which had to be considered for new wa ter resources in the development of the dagger National Rivers Authori ty's water resource strategy for England and Wales. The options includ ed interregional transfers, strategic reservoirs, and a range of uncon ventional schemes including aquifer recharge, effluent re-use, groundw ater abstraction where levels are rising, desalination, and transfer b y sea. The main options are described and comparative costs are presen ted.