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Information on the Water Framework Directive and how it applies to marine licensing

We need to improve the quality of water in Wales’s rivers, streams, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and groundwaters so that it meets the standards required by the EU Water Framework Directive.

The Water Framework Directive requires specification of protected areas for those areas designated for the protection of economically significant species. This list are those protected areas previously designated under the repealed Shellfish Waters Directive which are now specified under the Water Framework Directive.

Information about how we manage and monitor water resources in Wales

Find out about work to improve water quality and how we manage water resources in Wales.

Find information about how we manage urban waste water.

Water quality in Wales has improved significantly over the past two decades. Find out about bathing water quality near you

Information about guidance and tools for water resources management planning.

Find out about the requirement to carry out a Cost benefit Assessment (CBA) and who it applies to.

Our action plan for tackling diffuse water pollution in Wales

Find out what causes mine water pollution in Wales, its effect on rivers and what we’re doing about it.

Check water quality near you.

View details of permits issued for sites under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

22 Jun 2013)

This is the second consultation under the Water Framework Directive to help us prepare the second river basin management plans. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think are the big water environment issues in Wales.

Find out about how we have been protecting the environment from unsustainable abstraction.

Guidance on managing forests in order to minimise adverse impacts in acid-sensitive areas.

In the past, the techniques and expected limits have been included in Best Available Technique Reference Documents (BRef) as guidance for both regulators and operators. IED has now introduced the Best Available Techniques (BAT) conclusion document which will make adherence to the BRef a legal requirement and marks a significant change in the way iron and steel production is regulated across Europe.

In order to register an exempt water discharge activity or groundwater activity you must read and understand the appropriate guidance below.