A Review of Approaches for Determing the Environmental Water Need

The aim of the project is to provide evidence that informs policy development required to meet Defra's stated objective in the 25 Year Environment Plan of providing "clean and plentiful water". The overarching research question is: how can we calculate how much water and what quality water the environment needs (both surface and groundwater)? The objectives of the project are to: - Undertake a review of what is known about the correlation between water resources and the state of the environment - Identify the risks...