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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

First Consultation Paper on the Implementation of
the EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)

This first consultation paper represented the first stage in translating the Water Framework Directive into practical action in England and Wales. It addressed the requirements of the Directive and invited views on the Government's proposed approach to some initial questions. It covered some of the principal obligations that the Directive places on Member States and provided information about plans to implement it in England and Wales. It also highlighted the areas where choices could be made about the approach to be followed.

This was the first step in the consultation process, which includes discussions with the principal affected parties (both industry, consumers and NGOs). The issues raised in the first consultation feed in to the second consultation paper published on 29 October 2002, which is more detailed, and which includes a summary of the responses to the first consultation. Additional information about the Water Framework Directive is available here.

The following material has been left in place for reference/archive purposes.

Contents

Adobe Acrobat Index Page

Joint Foreword by Michael Meacher and Sue Essex

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Water Framework Directive
Chapter 3: Context
Chapter 4: Transposition of the Directive into domestic legislation
Chapter 5: Regulatory impact assessment
Chapter 6: River Basin Districts
Chapter 7: Information about the River Basin District
Chapter 8: Environmental objectives
Chapter 9: Programmes of measures
Chapter 10: River Basin Management Plans
Chapter 11: Administrative arrangements
Chapter 12: Future consultation plans
Chapter 13: Summary of questions

Annex A: Key implementation deadlines
Annex B: Regulatory impact assessment
Annex C: Costs and benefits study
Annex D: Costs for a 'typical' business
Annex E: Maps of river basin districts -
Proposed River Basin Districts Showing Individual River Basins
Proposed River Basin Districts Showing Environment AgencyRegional Boundaries
Annex F: Consultation criteria

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Published 23 March 2001 / Updated 29 October 2002
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