The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 No. 1623

Schedule 1 (Directive definitions) E+W

11.  In Schedule 1, in the appropriate place insert—

““Good surface water chemical status” means the chemical status required to meet the environmental objectives for surface waters established in Article 4(1)(a), that is the chemical status achieved by a body of surface water in which concentrations of pollutants do not exceed the environmental quality standards established in Annex IX and under Article 16(7), and under other relevant EU legislation setting environmental quality standards at EU level.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 11 in force at 14.9.2015, see reg. 1