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Significant water management issues in the Scotland river basin district
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Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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Water and sanitation-->Water and sanitation Overview
Water resources and their management -->Monitoring and mitigation
Water resources and their management -->River basin management
Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status
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EXTRACT: We are introducing a new way of managing the water environment in Scotland called river basin planning. This involves setting objectives to protect and improve the water environment while promoting its sustainable use.
Overall, Scotland’s water environment is in good condition but a wide range of problems exist at a local level. Assessments indicate that about 40% of Scotland’s waters fail the environmental standards required to support good ecology.
This consultation document is intended to identify the issues which we have to address to deliver environmental improvements. SEPA has developed this consultation with the Area and National Advisory Groups set up early in the river basin planning process. These advisory groups include representatives of the key organisations with an interest in the water environment. Together we have identified the environmental problems we need to address and have considered what actions are required.
Next year SEPA and the advisory groups will produce a draft river basin management plan based on this report and the feedback we receive from you.
We believe river basin planning provides a real opportunity to co-ordinate our work across Scotland to deliver agreed environmental objectives. It is an innovative approach which will deliver two important benefits.
It will improve the quality of our environment.
It will facilitate the sustainable use of the water environment by business and for recreation, which will have major social and economic benefits.
Please read those sections of this report applicable to you and consider how we can all contribute to the development of a better, greener Scotland.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 07/03/2008
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