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 (c. 60)

ANNEX V U.K.

1. SURFACE WATER STATUS U.K.

1.1. Quality elements for the classification of ecological status U.K.

1.1.3. Transitional waters U.K.

Hydro-morphological elements supporting the biological elements U.K.

• Morphological conditions

  • depth variation

  • quantity, structure and substrate of the bed

  • structure of the intertidal zone

• Tidal regime

  • freshwater flow

  • wave exposure