WFD STANDARDS WILL FORCE IMPROVEMENTS TO UK WATER QUALITY
April 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN
ON the face of it, the UK, with other leading western European Union (EU) countries, leads the pack in terms of drawing up and submitting its River Basin Management (RBM) plans to the European Commission - the key first stage requirement of the EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD). As reported at the end of March, Britain, along with France, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Italy had filed plans by the deadline of March 22. Other member states, including Ireland, had finished their consultation but not yet adopted the plans. Spain, Portugal. Denmark, ...
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