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STAKEHOLDER REVIEWS 2007 - PHASE 2

UKTAG welcomes your involvement in the development of UK-wide approaches to support WFD implementation. The UKTAG Stakeholder Review on Environmental Standards is now closed. Please click on the following link to access the draft and final reports, stakeholder submissions and UKTAG response documents.

UKTAG Report: UK Environmental Standards and Conditions (Specific Pollutants/Groundwater Standards/Surface Water) (SR1-2007)

 

ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

Throughout 2005-2007, UKTAG is developing a range of environmental standards and conditions to underpin the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

The standards defines environmental conditions that will support healthy communities of aquatic plants and animals and will cover both surface and ground waters and will cover:

  • water quality;
  • hydrology (for example, water flow or water levels for rivers and lakes);
  • morphology;
  • Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs) for specific pollutants (i.e. synthetic and non-synthetic pollutants);
  • groundwater quality and quantity.

     

    Below is the final Phase 1 report presenting these standards. This report has been revised to take into account the non good standards for rivers and hydology and also updated to reflect the changes in the Phase 2 Environmental Standards and Conditions report (see above) 

    UKTAG (Revised Nov 2007): UK environmental standards and conditions (Phase 1) Final Report.

  • Futher information:

  • Staged development of UK standards as covered in released and proposed  UKTAG reports
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on environmental standards.
  • Relevant UKTAG guidance on environmental standards, classification and objective setting

    You may obtain from any of the UK administrations: Water Framework Directive (WFD): Note from the administrations on the development of environmental standards and conditions. For ease, two links are provided

  • Scottish Government site
  • DEFRA - located under Whats New

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    News
    Stakeholder Review Update
    23-05-2008
    Classification Scheme for Surface Waters
    19-12-2007
    Stakeholder Review 2007 submissions
    17-09-2007
    WFD research database.
    19-04-2006
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