Working together for the safety of our reservoirs

摘要

For the past three decades, local authorities in England and Wales have been responsible for enforcing reservoir safety. Under The Reservoirs Act 1975 it was the role of 136 individual councils to ensure the country's 2,100 reservoirs were safely operated and managed to prevent the damage and injury that could be caused by an uncontrolled escape of water. Now, in a monumental change brought about as a result of the Water Act 2003, responsibility has been transferred to the country's leading public body for protecting and improving the environment -the Environment Agency. Making sure our reservoirs operate safely and are properly managed is extremely important. As Dr Andy Hughes, Technical Director for Dams at KBR pointed out.