Introduction to the Water Framework Directive and catchment based approach

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Introduction to the Water Framework Directive and
catchment based approach

• Richard Bowen - Catchment Manager

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Anglian Region Defra Management Catchments

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Water Framework Directive

• Introduction to WFD
• Ecological status for surface water
• Groundwater
• Catchment based approach
• Typical WFD pressures in Anglian Region

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Some typical pressures
Phosphate from treated sewage discharges
surface water sewer abuse
some farming practices
Invasive signal crayfish
invasive Himalayan balsam
Poor morphology
Invasive fish species
nutrient runoff
Amenity use of pesticides
Low flow / over abstraction
surface water sewer abuse
Barrier to fish passage
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Keep soil on the field
Prevent this
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Fords and tracks near water
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Silt Traps
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