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River basin planning process overview

How the draft river basin management plans have been updated and a summary of the programmes of measures.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 22 October 2021
• Last updated: 30 March 2023 — See all updates

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River basin planning process overview

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This document provides information on:

• the river basin management plan legislative framework
• how the water environment is defined and described
• updating objectives
• the programmes of measures

Published 22 October 2021
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 March 2023

   Added the missing text 'drinking water protected areas' under 2.3, the first of the second set of bullets to read 'is responsible for identifying, characterising and in certain circumstances monitoring drinking water protected areas, and identifying measures where water quality is deteriorating and establishing a register of those waters and other protected areas'.

2. 22 October 2021

   First published.