the river basin management plan legislative framework
how the water environment is defined and described
updating objectives
the programmes of measures
Published 22 October 2021 Last updated 30 March 2023 +show all updates
Added the missing text 'drinking water protected areas' under 2.3, the first of the second set of bullets to read 'is responsible for identifying, characterising and in certain circumstances monitoring drinking water protected areas, and identifying measures where water quality is deteriorating and establishing a register of those waters and other protected areas'.