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WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE – RIVER
BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS – ENGLAND
NATIONAL LEVEL OVERVIEW – EXAMPLE
The WFD River Basin Management Plans remain as the core tool
used to protect and improve the UK’s water environment. This has
been absorbed into the UK 25-Year Environment Plan, but the
planning and implementation according to WFD principles remains
in place.
River Basin Management Plans are updated every 6 years. (141)
The Plans for England are available at https://www.gov.uk/
government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-
2015#history
The current Plans are those produced in 2015; their review and
revision is underway, and draft Plans were published for consultation
in October 2021. At a national level, an overview is provided in the
National Evidence and Data Report 2015. (142) This can be found at
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/
system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514944/National_
evidence_and_data_report.pdf
Figure 6.5
Cover of Update to the river basin
management plans in England (2015) (142)
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