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UK Environmental Standards

ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

UKTAG has produced the following reports after developing a range of environmental standards and conditions to underpin the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

Phase 1

UKTAG (Revised April 2008) UK environmental standards and conditions (phase 1) (amended post Stakeholder Review and revised in April 2008 to include non-good standards) and supporting reports & technical papers presenting standards and conditions for:

  • water quality for rivers, lakes and transitional and coastal waters;
  • water flow for rivers;
  • water levels for rivers and lakes; and
  • a systems for assessing the physical structure and condition of the beds and banks of rivers (i.e. morphology).

    UKTAG (August 2006) UK environmental standards and conditions (Phase 1) (amended post stakeholder review)

  • Phase 2

  • Final UKTAG Phase 2 Report on Surface Water (amended post stakeholder review), and supporting technical reports presenting standards and conditions for:

  • nitrogen in estuaries and coastal waters;

  • phosphorus in lakes;
  • temperature standards for lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters;
  • suspended solids management approach;
  • standards and conditions for managed flows;
  • standards and conditions for freshwater flow to estuaries;
  • a system for assessing the structure and condition of the bottom and banks of lakes;
  • a system for assessing the structure and condition of the beds/bottom and banks of transitional and coastal waterbodies.

     

    Final UKTAG Report  on Specific Pollutants (amended post Stakeholder Review) and technical reports presenting standards for:

  • Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs) for specific pollutants (i.e. synthetic and non-synthetic pollutants);

     

    Final UKTAG Report on Groundwater Classification (amended post stakeholder review), and technical reports presenting:

    • groundwater quality and quantity.

  • 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
    UK Draft River Basin Management Plans - now live
    22-12-2008
    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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