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One of the objectives of the European Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was to harmonize environmental controls in the European Union. This volume examines and compares environmental impact assessment (EIA) practice for wastewater treatment plants in the United Kingdom and Germany. It looks at the wider context in which EIA Processes for wastewater treatment plants operate in the two countries; geographical and institutional differences and differences in environmental policy-making and wastewater management are outlined; the formal implemetation of the European EIA directive in the United Kingdom and Germany is examined. Based on empirical research in the two countries, it outlines how EIA processes differ in practice. It explains similarities and differences and suggests improvements to both EIA-systems.