In order to strengthen management, firstly, the water law must be perfected and strictly carried out. Secondly, the administration system should be reformed, the management works should be accumulated.
International legal regulation of water resources traditionally operates from the perspective of the state and, in line with general legal doctrine regarding natural resources, hinges on the parameters of territoriality and state sovereignty.
This account is largely concerned with England and Wales where a unitary regulation of water resources permits a coherent view of developments, although some reference is made to Scotland and Northern Ireland.