Links

United Kingdom

• Joint Nature Conservation Council (JNCC)   http://www.jncc.gov.uk/

England and Wales

• DEFRA   http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/
• Environment Agency   Environment Agency WFD pages
• Natural England   http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/
• Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)   http://www.ccw.gov.uk

Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland  Environment Agency 

     http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/index/about-niea.htm

• Department of Environment (Northern Ireland)   http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/protect_the_environment/water.htm

 Scotland

• SEPA: http://www.sepa.org.uk/wfd
• Scottish Government:  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/15561/14925
• plus Policy Statement March 07: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/29111642/0
• Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)   http://www.snh.org.uk/
• Scottish Parliament - Water Environment and Water Services Act: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/20030003.htm
•  plus explanatory notes: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/en2003/2003en03.htm

Republic of Ireland

• Environment Protection Agency of Ireland (EPA of Ireland)   http://www.epa.ie/

UK R&D WFD Programs

• SNIFFER   http://www.sniffer.org.uk
• Water Framework Directive research database   The database was originally established to provide a central database for communication of research relevant to the Water Framework Directive in the UK and Europe. The database is currently available to view at www.wfddatabase.co.uk or via the UKTAG website

European Contacts

• European Commission - WFD   http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html
• European legislation search page   http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/search/search_lif.html
• European Commission - Guidance Documents on CIRCA   http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library
• European Centre for Ecological Water Quality and Intercalibration:  http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/eewai/
• European Commission Joint Research Committee(JRC): http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/Units/imw/
• European Commission Joint Research Committee (JRC): Institute for Environment and Sustainability http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/
• European objective setting and intercalibration: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/objectives/index_en.htm