Because the national regulator for England and Wales, the Environment Agency, has
limited powers to enforce pollution control by former mine operators,
inadequate financial support is available for remediation measures. Similarly
in the USA, mine owners who abandoned operations prior to 1970
are not liable for subsequent water pollution. The nature of mine water
discharges is such that they are invariably sources of prolonged environmental
degradation. As a consequence, the burden of responsibility for any
treatment works is a long-term undertaking, which will rarely be accepted
voluntarily.
Because the national regulator for England and Wales, the Environment Agency, haslimited powers to enforce pollution control by former mine operators,inadequate financial support is available for remediation measures. Similarlyin the USA, mine owners who abandoned operations prior to 1970are not liable for subsequent water pollution. The nature of mine waterdischarges is such that they are invariably sources of prolonged environmentaldegradation. As a consequence, the burden of responsibility for anytreatment works is a long-term undertaking, which will rarely be acceptedvoluntarily.
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