ENDS Report 363, April 2005, pp. 25-28
1 April 2005
The implementation of the EU water framework Directive passed a significant milestone at the end of March as the Government bundled 13 substantial documents off to the European Commission.1 Key debates are emerging over how diffuse polluters might contribute to the cost of reducing water pollution and how the Directive will mesh with the water industry’s investment planning process.
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Further information:
- 1 River basin characterisation reports are available at: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/article5/index.htm
- 2 Summary of river basin characterisation results 2005, available at: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/rbc_res_leaflet_v1.1_1009289.pdf
- 3 Public participation and river basin planning, available at: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/northwest/501317/574439/?lang=_e
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