Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy

2.4.Review of the impact of changes in groundwater levelsU.K.

Member States shall also identify those bodies of groundwater for which lower objectives are to be specified under Article 4 including as a result of consideration of the effects of the status of the body on:

(i)

surface water and associated terrestrial ecosystems

(ii)

water regulation, flood protection and land drainage

(iii)

human development.