EU Directives

The Water Framework Directive

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

(http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library?
l=/framework_directive/legislative_texts/wfd_en_pdf/_EN_1.0_&a=d)

The Groundwater Directive

Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration

(http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library?
l=/framework_directive/legislative_texts/groundwater_2006-118-ec/_EN_1.0_&a=d)

National Legislation

England and Wales

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 3242

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033242.htm)

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003
Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 3245

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033245.htm)

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 99

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2004/20040099.htm)

Other WFD transposition publications for England and Wales:

(http://www.defra.gov.uk/Environment/water/wfd/transposition.htm)

Scotland

Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (WEWS Act)
2003 asp 3

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/20030003.htm)

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (CAR)
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 348

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2005/20050348.htm)

Policy Statement and Regulatory Impact Assessment accompanying the Controlled Activities Regulations

(http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/05/0995747/57481)

Wales

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003
Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 3242

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033242.htm)

Northern Ireland

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Statutory Rule 2003 No. 544

(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2003/20030544.htm)

WFD Guidance

EU CIRCA WFD Guidance Documents

Guidance documents prepared under the Common Implementation Strategy for the WFD (CIS)
Available at CIRCA - Communication & Information Resource Centre Administrator:

(http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library?
l=/framework_directive/guidance_documents&vm=detailed&sb=Title)

WFD UKTAG Technical Guidance

UKTAG prepares technical guidance designed to facilitate consistent implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the UK and to assist in developing a coordinated approach to implementation in the river basins shared between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

(http://www.wfduk.org/tag_guidance/)

England and Wales

River Basin Planning Guidance
Defra and Welsh Assembly Government

(http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/pdf/riverbasinguidance.pdf)

Scotland

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities)
(Scotland) Regulations 2005
A Practical Guide

(http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/wfd/regimes/car_practical_guide.pdf)

WFD regulatory methods and guidance used by SEPA

(http://www.sepa.org.uk/wfd/guidance/gen_reg.htm)

Official WFD Reports

WFD Articles
3 and 5

Article 3 UK Reports:

(http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library
?l=/framework_directive/implementation_documents_1/wfd_reports/
member_states/uk/article_3&vm=detailed&sb=Title)

Summary UK reports of the Article 5 analysis

(http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/article5/index.htm)

Links to Member States’ Article 3 and Article 5 Reports:

(http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library
?l=/framework_directive/implementation_documents_1/
wfd_reports/member_states&vm=detailed&sb=Title)

WFD Implementation Documents

Work Programme for the Production of the first RBMPs – WFD Article 14

Water for life and livelihoods - A framework for river basin planning in England and Wales
The framework has been developed by the Environment Agency in collaboration with Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government and is consistent with their draft guidance for river basin planning.

(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
/subjects/waterquality/955573/1001324/1321809/1255662/
?referrer=/subjects/waterquality/955573/)

River Basin Planning Strategy for the Scotland River Basin District

(http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/wfd/rbmp/strategy/rbmp_strategy.pdf)

River Basin Planning Framework
for the Solway Tweed River Basin District

(http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/publications/wfd/RBMP_Solway_Tweed.pdf)

Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs) for Surface Waters – WFD Article 16

UK Environmental Standards and Conditions
(Phase 1) - Final report
UKTAG, UK Technical Advisory Group on the Water Framework Directive

(http://www.wfduk.org/stakeholder_reviews/Standards_Jan_2006)

Environmental Monitoring Programmes – WFD Article 8

The Environment Agency is developing a monitoring programme. This will be reported to the European Commission through the WISE website in March 2007.

(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
/subjects/waterquality/955573/1001324/958407/?version=1&lang=_e)