Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive
Under the European Union Water Framework Directive, Member States must put in place a river basin planning framework to determine what measures are necessary to maintain and improve the ecological status for all surface water bodies. The governmental organisations legally responsible for implementin...
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ftunivdundeepure:oai:discovery.dundee.ac.uk:publications/8adb6a65-603e-4e1b-8695-7a1fb3ba46e6 2024-05-19T07:37:50+00:00 Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive Acreman, Mike Dunbar, Michael Hannaford, Jamie Mountford, Owen Wood, Paul Holmes, Nigel Cowx, Ian Noble, Richard Extence, Chris Aldrick, John King, Jackie Black, Andrew Crookall, David 2008-12 https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/8adb6a65-603e-4e1b-8695-7a1fb3ba46e6 https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.6.1105 eng eng https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/8adb6a65-603e-4e1b-8695-7a1fb3ba46e6 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Acreman , M , Dunbar , M , Hannaford , J , Mountford , O , Wood , P , Holmes , N , Cowx , I , Noble , R , Extence , C , Aldrick , J , King , J , Black , A & Crookall , D 2008 , ' Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive ' , Hydrological Sciences Journal , vol. 53 , no. 6 , pp. 1105-1120 . https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.6.1105 Water Framework Directive environmental standards abstraction management rivers expert panel environmental flows ecohydrology hydro-ecology GROUNDWATER-DOMINATED STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ATLANTIC SALMON AQUATIC MACROPHYTES FLOW REQUIREMENTS CHALK STREAM FISH HABITAT VARIABILITY DROUGHT article 2008 ftunivdundeepure https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.6.1105 2024-05-01T00:06:19Z Under the European Union Water Framework Directive, Member States must put in place a river basin planning framework to determine what measures are necessary to maintain and improve the ecological status for all surface water bodies. The governmental organisations legally responsible for implementing the Directive in the UK have recognised that all appropriate river flow regime is fundamental to maintain a healthy river and, as a result, they need to regulate abstractions and effluent discharges and ensure Sufficient water is released From impoundments. This paper reports on the process of producing environmental standards that define the maximum abstraction allowable from UK rivers, to leave sufficient flow to maintain a healthy river ecosystem. As there are currently insufficient data available to determine the relationships between river flow and ecological status empirically, expert knowledge was Captured through a series of workshops at which leading UK freshwater scientists defined maximum levels of river flow regime alteration that would achieve ecological objectives for different river water body types. For the least ecologically sensitive rivers, maximum abstractions in the range 15-35% of the natural flow were proposed, depending on the flow magnitude and time of year. For the most sensitive rivers, the maximum abstraction proposed was in the ran, 7.5-25%. The knowledge was used by the responsible UK authorities to develop environmental standards. The authorities subsequently used the environmental standards to determine regulatory standards that could be implemented within practical constraints and current licensing policies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Discovery - University of Dundee Online Publications Hydrological Sciences Journal 53 6 1105 1120 |
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Water Framework Directive environmental standards abstraction management rivers expert panel environmental flows ecohydrology hydro-ecology GROUNDWATER-DOMINATED STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ATLANTIC SALMON AQUATIC MACROPHYTES FLOW REQUIREMENTS CHALK STREAM FISH HABITAT VARIABILITY DROUGHT |
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Water Framework Directive environmental standards abstraction management rivers expert panel environmental flows ecohydrology hydro-ecology GROUNDWATER-DOMINATED STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ATLANTIC SALMON AQUATIC MACROPHYTES FLOW REQUIREMENTS CHALK STREAM FISH HABITAT VARIABILITY DROUGHT Acreman, Mike Dunbar, Michael Hannaford, Jamie Mountford, Owen Wood, Paul Holmes, Nigel Cowx, Ian Noble, Richard Extence, Chris Aldrick, John King, Jackie Black, Andrew Crookall, David Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive |
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Water Framework Directive environmental standards abstraction management rivers expert panel environmental flows ecohydrology hydro-ecology GROUNDWATER-DOMINATED STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ATLANTIC SALMON AQUATIC MACROPHYTES FLOW REQUIREMENTS CHALK STREAM FISH HABITAT VARIABILITY DROUGHT |
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Under the European Union Water Framework Directive, Member States must put in place a river basin planning framework to determine what measures are necessary to maintain and improve the ecological status for all surface water bodies. The governmental organisations legally responsible for implementing the Directive in the UK have recognised that all appropriate river flow regime is fundamental to maintain a healthy river and, as a result, they need to regulate abstractions and effluent discharges and ensure Sufficient water is released From impoundments. This paper reports on the process of producing environmental standards that define the maximum abstraction allowable from UK rivers, to leave sufficient flow to maintain a healthy river ecosystem. As there are currently insufficient data available to determine the relationships between river flow and ecological status empirically, expert knowledge was Captured through a series of workshops at which leading UK freshwater scientists defined maximum levels of river flow regime alteration that would achieve ecological objectives for different river water body types. For the least ecologically sensitive rivers, maximum abstractions in the range 15-35% of the natural flow were proposed, depending on the flow magnitude and time of year. For the most sensitive rivers, the maximum abstraction proposed was in the ran, 7.5-25%. The knowledge was used by the responsible UK authorities to develop environmental standards. The authorities subsequently used the environmental standards to determine regulatory standards that could be implemented within practical constraints and current licensing policies. |
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Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive |
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Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive |
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Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive |
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Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive |
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Acreman , M , Dunbar , M , Hannaford , J , Mountford , O , Wood , P , Holmes , N , Cowx , I , Noble , R , Extence , C , Aldrick , J , King , J , Black , A & Crookall , D 2008 , ' Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the EU Water Framework Directive ' , Hydrological Sciences Journal , vol. 53 , no. 6 , pp. 1105-1120 . https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.6.1105 |
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