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WFD: Draft River Basin District Plans - Estuarine and Coastal Implications
WFD: Draft River Basin District Plans - Estuarine and Coastal Implications
WFD good
WFD
moderate
UNCLASSIFIED
WFD bad
Progress in cycle 1
Over 20,000km of river length and 2,000km lakes, transitional,
and coastal waters have improved.
2% net gain in status of water body elements
Phosphates
Fish
Invertebrates
UNCLASSIFIED
Coastal
Estuarine
Total Estuarine and
Coastal
Cycle 1 (OBB)
69
104
Cycle 2 (NBB)
61
104
173
165
Coastal
Estuarine
Total Estuarine and
Coastal
Heavily
Natural Artificial Modified Total
35
2
24
61
25
10
69
104
60
12
93
165
No. of water
bodies
Coastal
Estuarine
Estuarine and
Coastal
High
Good
Mod
Poor
Bad
61
22
39
104
18
76
165
40
115
No. of water
bodies
Coastal
High
Good
Mod
Poor
Bad
61
45
14
Estuarine
104
59
43
165
104
57
100%
90%
80%
Current
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Angiosperm s
100%
90%
Angio
sperm
s
Fish
Fish
Invertebrates
Inverts
Macro
-algae
Macroalgae
Biological
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton
Dissolved
Inorganic
Nitrogen
DIN
Dissolved
oxygen
DO
Physico-Chem ical
ECOLOGICAL
Spec
poluta
nts
Specific
pollutants
Priority
hazardous
substances
PHS
Priority
substances
PS
CHEMICAL
Element or Component
Bad
Poor
Moderate
Fail - Chemical
Good - Chemical
Good -
High
Proposed
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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10
All water
bodies at
good status
Additional benefits do
not justify extra cost
Current
status
Protected area
improvements
Scenario
1
Scenario
2
Scenario
3
Scenario
4
Scenario
5
Predicted
deterioration
Britain in
February
2014.
Photo:
NEODAAS /
University of
Dundee.
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12
Our challenge
Estuaries
Coasts
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13
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Making a difference
Investment planning
Evaluate WFD opportunities
20211
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15
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16
http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/
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17
Thank you!
Marine@environment-agency.gov.uk
River
19
FRMP
RBMP
2012
Consultation on approach
2013
2014
Reporting to Europe
2015
2016
UNCLASSIFIED