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NIEA employed a combination of methods including expert judgement to assess the status of 27 transitional and coastal waters of which 2 of 20 coastal, and 6 of 7 transitional water bodies have been identified as heavily modified.

This annex sets out the names and addresses of competent authorities for River Basin Planning within the Neagh Bann International River Basin District and includes a summary of their legal status and responsibilities.

This annex sets out the name and address of the competent authority for River Basin Planning within the North Eastern River Basin District and includes a summary of the authority’s legal status and responsibilities.

This annex sets out the names and addresses of competent authorities for River Basin Planning within the North Western International River Basin District and includes a summary of their legal status and responsibilities.

Where a Natura 2000 Protected Area forms part of a water body or where a water body lies within a Natura 2000 Protected Area, the Water Framework Directive status objectives apply in addition to the requirement to maintain at favourable conservation status or restore it to tha

Where a Natura 2000 Protected Area forms part of a water body or where a water body lies within a Natura 2000 Protected Area, the Water Framework Directive status objectives apply in addition to the requirement to maintain at favourable conservation status or restore it to tha

Where a Natura 2000 Protected Area forms part of a water body or where a water body lies within a Natura 2000 Protected Area, the Water Framework Directive status objectives apply in addition to the requirement to maintain at favourable conservation status or restore it to tha

As part of the plan, the updated Record of Consultation and Participation sets out the consultation measures undertaken and identifies the changes that have been made to the plan as a result of the public consultation process.

As part of the plan, the updated Record of Consultation and Participation sets out the consultation measures undertaken and identifies the changes that have been made to the plan as a result of the public consultation process.

As part of the plan, the updated Record of Consultation and Participation sets out the consultation measures undertaken and identifies the changes that have been made to the plan as a result of the public consultation process.

This report provides information required under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).  These requirements cover the following areas: 

The document outlines the various mitigation measures to be put in place as part of the River Basin Management Plan implementation process and links them with Section 7 on ‘The measures we will use to achieve environmental objectives’ included in the Plans for the

Timetable for the delivery of the Water Framework Directive for 2009.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to saline intrusion related to groundwater abstraction.

The EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) requires the status of groundwater management units (groundwater bodies) within each river basin to be determined as ‘good’ or ‘poor’ (with respect to the target date of 2015).

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to deterioration of GroundWater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) related to groundwater abstraction.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to the overall balance between abstraction and available resource.

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) quantitative status of groundwater bodies with respect to deterioration of dependent surface water body ecological status related to groundwater abstraction.

This paper describes the approach taken to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to impact from mineral workings (quarries).

This paper describes the method used to assess the Water Framework Directive (WFD) chemical status of groundwater bodies with respect to nitrates.