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This web site has been produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and HM Revenue and Customs, to provide information about the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Technologies.

The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme enables businesses to claim 100% first year capital allowances on investments in technologies and products that encourage sustainable water use. Businesses are now able to write off the whole cost of their investment against their taxable profits of the period during which they make the investment.

Enhanced Capital Allowances will encourage businesses to invest in water saving technologies.

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About the ECA scheme

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, in his March 2001 Budget Report, announced support for business investment in environmentally friendly technologies under the Green Technology Challenge. This allowed for the introduction of a 100% first year Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme on water...

Envirowise Parnerships - Water Efficiency

In 2008 businesses across the UK will be looking for new ways to formalise their environmental credentials as the case against the inefficient use of resources builds. Water as we know is a high value commodity and can often be used more efficiently by implementing some relatively simple measures and management tools. To provide leadership in this area, sustainable business experts Envirowise have developed two influential initiatives to tackle water waste across a range of business sectors – principally by bringing people together.

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ECA Water Technology List
For general enquiries and those relating to the Technology lists, please contact: The Envirowise Advice Line on 0800 58 57 94 or email: wtl@envirowise.gov.uk