WRC are to to host a free event organised by the Institute of Water to explore the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and its impact in the UK.
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) was adopted in 2000 and introduced integrated river basin management to EU water policy for the first time. As Member States prepare to publish drafts of the second river basin management plans, the workshop will discuss the implementation of the WFD and the impact it has had in the UK.
Attendees will hear from three expert practitioners from the Institute’s South West region:
- Steve Nixon from WRc will give an overview of the work done in the UK related to the WFD and draw some comparisons to the wider European experience.
- Lewis Jones from South West Water will give his view on Upstream & Downstream thinking in the context of the WFD.
- Fiona Bowles, former Wessex Water, will share her experiences on the implications of WFD on treatment and abstraction, the move to a more holistic approach through investigations and catchment wide investigations/permitting and the recent development of DEFRA's catchment based approach.
The seminar - The Good, The Bad And The WFD - What Has The EU Done For Water Quality In The UK? – will take place next week at WRC’s Swindon headquarters from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on September 11th.
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