SCHEDULE 2

PART 4Determining High Status for Morphological Elements

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High Status morphological condition must not be assigned to

a

Any water body that has been identified as being at risk of failing to achieve good ecological status due to the extent of morphological pressures; or

b

Any artificial or heavily modified water body.

Table 1

Boundary values for the River Hydromorphology Assessment Technique

Ecological quality ratio

High

>=0.8

Good

0.6 - < 0.8

Moderate

0.4 - <0.6

Poor

0.2 - <0.4

Bad

<0.2