Integrated water management
According to ‘Delivering better water management through the planning system’ (C787A), published by CIRIA in 2019, Integrated Water Management (IMW) is:
‘…a collaborative approach to managing land and water that delivers co-ordinated management of water storage, supply, demand, wastewater, flood risk, water quality and the wider environment.’
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