Government and the perception of reservoir development in Britain: An historical perspective

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Abstract
As a form of large‐scale development, reservoir schemes are unique in having been subject to a comparatively standardized and public form of scrutiny over the last 150 years. Examples drawn from various parts of England and Wales illustrate how the proceedings on individual water Bills can be used to assess the extent to which the management of water resources was influenced by the wider preoccupations of local and central government, and how it called into question the efficacy of central/local government procedures in adjudicating between the various contending parties.

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