Article 3.Coordination of administrative arrangements within river basin districts
Article 5.Characteristics of the river basin district, review of the environmental impact of human activity and economic analysis of water use
Article 8.Monitoring of surface water status, groundwater status and protected areas
Article 10.The combined approach for point and diffuse sources
Article 12.Issues which can not be dealt with at Member State level
Article 17.Strategies to prevent and control pollution of groundwater
1.1. Quality elements for the classification of ecological status
1.2. Normative definitions of ecological status classifications
Table 1.2. General definition for rivers, lakes, transitional waters and coastal waters...
1.2.1. Definitions for high, good and moderate ecological status in rivers...
1.2.2. Definitions for high, good and moderate ecological status in lakes...
1.2.3. Definitions for high, good and moderate ecological status in transitional...
1.2.4. Definitions for high, good and moderate ecological status in coastal...
1.2.5. Definitions for maximum, good and moderate ecological potential for heavily...
1.2.6. Procedure for the setting of chemical quality standards by Member...
1.3. Monitoring of ecological status and chemical status for surface waters...
LISTS OF MEASURES TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAMMES OF MEASURES
A. River basin management plans shall cover the following elements:
1. a general description of the characteristics of the river basin...
2. a summary of significant pressures and impact of human activity...
3. identification and mapping of protected areas as required by Article...
4. a map of the monitoring networks established for the purposes...
5. a list of the environmental objectives established under Article 4...
7. a summary of the programme or programmes of measures adopted...
7.1. a summary of the measures required to implement Community legislation...
7.2. a report on the practical steps and measures taken to...
7.3. a summary of the measures taken to meet the requirements...
7.4. a summary of the controls on abstraction and impoundment of...
7.5. a summary of the controls adopted for point source discharges...
7.6. an identification of the cases where direct discharges to groundwater...
7.7. a summary of the measures taken in accordance with Article...
7.8. a summary of the measures taken to prevent or reduce...
7.9. a summary of the measures taken under Article 11(5) for...
7.10. details of the supplementary measures identified as necessary in order...
7.11. details of the measures taken to avoid increase in pollution...
8. a register of any more detailed programmes and management plans...
9. a summary of the public information and consultation measures taken,...
10. a list of competent authorities in accordance with Annex I;...
11. the contact points and procedures for obtaining the background documentation...
B. The first update of the river basin management plan and...
INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTANTS
1. Organohalogen compounds and substances which may form such compounds in...
4. Substances and preparations, or the breakdown products of such, which...
5. Persistent hydrocarbons and persistent and bioaccumulable organic toxic substances.
11. Substances which contribute to eutrophication (in particular, nitrates and phosphates)....
12. Substances which have an unfavourable influence on the oxygen balance...