These Regulations make provision for the protection of the water environment in designated river basins. In part they implement Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and Directive 2006/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life.
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии · 2013-11-12