UK Technical Advisory Group on the Water Framework Directive – Draft Report on UK Environmental Standards and Conditions (Phase 1)

While standards and conditions proposed by the UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) display considerable progress, we believe a number of important revisions need to be made before they can be accepted as final. The relationship between these standards and the broader classification and objective-setting process for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) also needs to be made clearer. We believe that the Standards and Conditions should be revised and re-issued as part of a broader consultation on the entire WFD classification system.

Joint response from Wildlife and Countryside Link, Scottish Environment LINK, Northern Ireland Environment Link and Wales Environment Link