ABSTRACT
There is every reason to expect the use of water in Britain today to be planned. Water is a commodity essential to life, community welfare and the functioning of the economy and is, therefore, of truly national importance. Water use has become completely interrelated with all other activities, to the extent that we now depend upon water even when its use is not strictly essential. With steady intensification in the use of Britain’s water and associated land resources, decisions about water impinge more and more upon the lives of everyone, from the householder to the farmer and to those concerned about environmental quality.
