ECA Water technology List

Could you profit from water efficient products?

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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 former 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...

WTL at The Energy Event 2009

Envirowise and the Water Technology List will be hosting a seminar at The Energy Event which will focus on how businesses can reduce water bills by up to 50% by adopting a systematic approach to water management. The Energy Event takes place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on 9th-10th September 2009.

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