Water Framework Directive - Transposition
Transposition of the Water Framework Directive in England
The Government has published:
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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 which have been made jointly with the National Assembly for Wales: the regulations cover Wales and most of England
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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria River Basin District) Regulations 2003 which transpose the Directive in relation to the Northumbria River Basin District. Separate Regulations are provided as this District includes a small part of Scotland)
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The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 transpose the Directive in relation to the Solway Tweed river basin district which crosses England and Scotland
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A map showing boundaries of nine river basin districts in England and Wales districts
(820 KB) and in the Northumbria
district (375 KB) -
The Solway Tweed river basin district map
(448 KB) -
The Transposition Note
(43 KB) and separate Transposition
Note for Solway Tweed Regulations (47 KB) -
The Regulatory Impact Assessment covering England and Wales
(225 KB) which was published jointly with the Welsh Assembly -
Two background reports to the Final RIA are:
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Potential costs and benefits of implementing the proposed Water Resources Framework Directive
(575 KB) -
Indicative costs of agricultural measures: final report
(640 KB). Study undertaken by RPA in 2003 for which a summary
is also available: Indicative
costs of agricultural measures: summary (50 KB)
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News release 523/03 which announced publication.
A ministerial statement was also made to announce transposition.
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Page last modified: 13 April 2005
Page published: 23 March 2001