Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah

In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring t...

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Main Author:	Abu Hanifah, Norma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Administratron and Law 2001
Subjects:	K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Qualities of water. Water quality Water pollution
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/1/AJ_NORHA%20ABU%20HANIFAH%20LAW%2001.pdf

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spelling	uitm-118242016-06-03T08:02:40Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/ Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah Abu Hanifah, Norma K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Qualities of water. Water quality Water pollution In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring the quality of rivers for five years (1989-1993) reveal that, although the number of heavily polluted rivers remained unchanged, the number of slightly polluted rivers increased from 44 in 1991 to 56 in 1992.1 The overall water quality in 1995 had deteriorated at a rate of 0.55%.2 The increase in pollution and misuse of surface water has resulted in an urgent need for alternative sources of water supply. The development of groundwater as a supplementary source of water supply is the natural choice. However, the legislative framework for the control of groundwater in Malaysia has risen in an ad hoc fashion over the years. Faculty of Administratron and Law 2001 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11824/1/AJ_NORHA%20ABU%20HANIFAH%20LAW%2001.pdf Abu Hanifah, Norma (2001) Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah. UiTM Law Review, 1. pp. 40-58. ISSN 1511-9068
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description	In modern industrial societies, surface water quality is fast deteriorating because of pollution from urban and industrial waste, improper management of land development works and poor control of agricultural activities. In Malaysia, studies conducted by the Department of Environment in monitoring the quality of rivers for five years (1989-1993) reveal that, although the number of heavily polluted rivers remained unchanged, the number of slightly polluted rivers increased from 44 in 1991 to 56 in 1992.1 The overall water quality in 1995 had deteriorated at a rate of 0.55%.2 The increase in pollution and misuse of surface water has resulted in an urgent need for alternative sources of water supply. The development of groundwater as a supplementary source of water supply is the natural choice. However, the legislative framework for the control of groundwater in Malaysia has risen in an ad hoc fashion over the years.
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author	Abu Hanifah, Norma
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title	Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_short	Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_full	Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_fullStr	Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_full_unstemmed	Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah
title_sort	groundwater legal protection in malaysia : lessons from uk experience / norma abu hanifah
publisher	Faculty of Administratron and Law
publishDate	2001
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Groundwater legal protection in Malaysia : lessons from UK experience / Norma Abu Hanifah

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