As you may be aware, Officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency have been hosting public meetings throughout this week.
All of the meetings across the islands have been extremely well attended and many excellent questions have been raised as to the potential implications of the legislation and also possible solutions to some of the challenges of compliance.
Whether you were able to attend a meeting or not, there is still time to respond to the consultation in writing. If you wish to respond visit the following website and follow the guidance to make your response by the closing date of 12 February 2015:
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/isles-of-scilly-water-legislation-con...
If you require a hard copy of the consultation documents or want to provide comments by email, you can contact DEFRA at the following email address: islesofscillyconsultation@defra.gsi.gov.uk