NDFF European Water Framework Directive (KRW)
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The European Water Framework Directive (EWFD) focuses on protecting all bodies of water and aims for all European waters to meet a 'good status' in 2015 and to encourage Europeans to use water sustainably. The term can be extended with 2 periods of 6 years at the most, which puts the farthest date at 2027. The protection of all waters encompasses rivers, lakes, coastal waters and groundwater. Assessment program The European Water Framework Directive (EWFD) focuses on protecting all bodies of water and aims for all European waters to meet a 'good status' in 2015 and to encourage Europeans to use water sustainably. The assessment by the EWFD is determined by a large number of assessments of chemicals, physico-chemical parameters and the presence of species in 4 biological groups: macro fauna, fish, water plants and algae. The ‘Ecological Status’ is a combination of the assessments of specific biological quality, the physico-chemical quality, other relevant polluting agents and hydromorphology. The biological quality usually determines the ecological quality. Only if that quality is high will the assessments of the physico-chemical quality and other relevant agents be considered to …
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