NRW warns Welsh Government of 'perverse outcomes' of water rules

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has warned the Welsh Government that its proposed new water rules may have the ‘perverse outcome’ of making water quality worse.

Abi Kay
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NRW warns Welsh Government of 'perverse outcomes' of water rules

NRW also claimed the Welsh Government had ‘lost an opportunity' in only considering two options - do nothing, or an all-Wales approach - and suggested the assessment did not follow the Welsh Government's...

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