Water Framework Directive: Achieving good status of water bodies

The Water Framework Directive requires the UK to achieve 'good' status of all water bodies by 2015, but in 2012 only 36% of water bodies in the UK met this standard. This note examines the requirements of the Directive; sets out some facts and figures for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and explains what happens if the requirements are not met.

The Water Framework Directive (2006/60/EC) (WFD) was adopted in
2000 and provides a common framework for water management and
protection in Europe.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (Consolidated version as in November 2014) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1438354805887&uri=CELEX:02000L0060-20141120

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