Policy Position Statements

The Institution has published a range of Policy Position Statements (PPSs) on subject areas that it considers key to the environment sector. These statements aim to set out the current views of the Institution on these topics. For further information please contact Alastair Chisholm.

The following PPSs have been published by CIWEM. This list will be updated with any new statements published, of which there are several being worked on at all times.

• Active Transport
• Aesthetic Water Quality
• Arts and the Environment
• Aviation
• Bottled Water
• Transport Biofuels
• Chlorine Disinfection of Water Supplies in the UK
• Climate Change
• Climate Change and Water Resources
• Co-digestion of Sewage Sludge and Waste
• Combatting Global Deforestation
• Composting
• Environmental Impacts of Combined Sewer Overflows
• Data Quality for Water Management
• De-culverting of Watercourses
• Delivering Sustainable Development
• Disinfection of Water Supplies
• Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure Management
• Managing Drought in the UK
• Placing a Monetary Value on Ecosystem Services
• Energy Recovery from Waste
• Faiths and the Environment
• Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
• Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies
• Food Waste Disposers
• Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Shale in the UK
• Future Landscapes: Managing landscapes in the light of Climate Change
• Health Impact Assessment For Land Use Planning
• Protecting Heritage Assets and the Historic Environment
• Joint Policy Statement on Managing Urban Flood Risk
• Lead in Drinking Water
• Water Distribution Network Leakage in the UK
• Mechanical Biological Treatment of Waste
• Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in the Atmosphere
• New Nuclear Power
• Control of Odour
• Organic Micro-Pollutants in Water
• Parks and Urban Green Space
• The Use of Peat
• Phosphorus: wastewater's role in stewardship of a vital resource
• Population and Consumption
• Principles for Appropriate Infrastructure
• Monitoring the Quality of Private Water Supplies
• Recreational Use of Inland Waters
• Recycling
• Reservoirs: Global Issues
• New Public Water Supply Reservoirs
• Protecting and Enhancing Soils
• Sustainable Communities
• Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection of Drinking Water Supplies
• Waste Management
• Waste Management and Climate Change
• Wastewater Biosolids Treatment and Use
• Planning Water Resources in England and Wales
• Water Efficiency and Conservation
• Water Footprinting
• Water Quality Issues for Household Water Reuse
• Water Reuse for People and the Environment
• Water Supply Pipes

Archived Policy Position Statements can be found here.

NOTE: CIWEM Policy Position Statements (PPS) represent the Institution's views on issues at a particular point in time. It is accepted that situations change as research provides new evidence. It should be understood, therefore, that CIWEM PPSs are under constant review, and that previously-held views may alter and lead to revised PPSs. PPSs are produced as a consensus report and do not necessarily represent the view of individual members of CIWEM.