The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996

1.—(1) Waters referred to in regulation 3(1) shall be identified making use,inter alia, of the following criteria:

(a) whether surface freshwaters, in particular those used or intended for the abstraction of drinking water, contain or could contain, if action pursuant to regulation 6 is not taken, more than the concentration of nitrates laid down in accordance with the 1975 Directive;

(b) whether groundwaters contain more than 50 mg/1 nitrates or could contain more than 50 mg/1 nitrates if action pursuant to regulation 6 is not taken;

(c) whether natural freshwater lakes, other freshwater bodies, estuaries, coastal waters and marine waters are found to be eutrophic or in the near future may become eutrophic if action pursuant to regulation 6 is not taken.