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The second method is to monitor WFD implementation The two approaches, outcomes and implementation
progress and the publishing of WFD River Basin Plans for process provide an indication of current status and
the second planning round, 2015 to 2021. The EU published where regulatory and monitoring effort needs to be
Figure 1.4 showing the status of adoption of the second WFD placed to optimise progress against EU strategic aims
River Basin Plans. (Note, the map reflects that the UK has for the water environment.
now left the EU.)
This can be seen on the EU’s web pages relating to water at:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/participation/
map_mc/map.htm (see below).

Status of implementation
of WFD, January 2022.

GREEN – all third River Basin
Management Plans adopted.
YELLOW – public consultation
concluded but third River Basin
Management Plans not adopted yet.
ORANGE – public consultation
ongoing.
RED – public consultation not yet
started.

*Norway and Iceland are both
implementing the Water Framework
Directive under a specific timetable
agreed pursuant to the Agreement on
the European Economic Area (EEA).
The plans for 2022-2027 represent
the second cycle under formal WFD
obligations for Norway and Iceland.

Figure 1.4

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