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 | |
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Ecological quality ratio | |
High | >=0.8 |
Good | 0.6 - < 0.8 |
Moderate | 0.4 - <0.6 |
Poor | 0.2 - <0.4 |
Bad | <0.2 |