New Releases by William Howarth

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.

This new book provides a new approach to a subject which has become of prominent and widespread public concern recently. The combination of unprecedented rainfall and environmental fears about long-term climatic change have placed the legal provisions and administrative responsibilities concerning floods and land drainage under new scrutiny. The purpose of this book is to examine these issues in a topical context and provide an account of the law which will be of value to those with relevant responsibilities and which is accessible to property owners for whom the operation of the law raises a series of vitally important practical issues.

Focusing on environmental protection, this book examines the key questions about the quality of water in rivers, bathing water and drinking water, among others. It also presents an overview on the legal ramifications of a particular water failing to meet a defined standard.

Wisdom's Law of Watercourses is the most up-to-date and informative text on the subject, and incorporates details of all the recent changes in the law, including the Water Act 1989. Also included is the outcome of the consolidating process necessitated by the Law Commission's Report on the Consolidation of Certain Enactments Relating to Water which was the passage of 5 Acts on 25th July 1991: Water Resources Act; Water Industry Act; Land Drainage Act; Statutory Water Companies Act; and Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act. These are referred to as the Consolidation Acts and came into force on 1st December 1991.

The first and only account of the law of England, Wales and Scotland relating to fish farming. It deals with all the major regulatory aspects of fish and shellfish, taking into account the most recent developments in the subject and including the implications of the Water Act 1989.

In this exploration of Henry David Thoreau, an figure in the landscape of American literature, the author focuses on a part of Thoreau's life that is largely unknown: his life as a writer.