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The Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Typology and Environmental Standards

  5. 4.Environmental standards for priority substances, Intermittent Discharge Standards and standards for Shellfish Waters

  6. 5.Classification of surface waters

  7. 6.Classification of Groundwater

  8. 7.Designation of Mixing Zones

  9. 8.Inventory of emissions, discharges and losses

  10. 9.Revocations

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      1. PART 1 Criteria for identifying the types of river, lake or transitional water to which the environmental standards specified in Part 2 of this Schedule apply

        1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2, to determine the dissolved oxygen, ammonia...Environmental standards for river water qualityBoundary values for aquatic plants and animals in rivers

        2. 2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        3. 3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        4. 4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        5. 5.To determine the total phosphorus standards to apply to a...Environmental standards for river flowsBoundary values for aquatic plants and animals in lakes

        6. 6.To determine the lake level standards applicable to a lake...Environmental standards for lake water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        7. 7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

      2. PART 2 Environmental Standards

        1. 1.Environmental standards for river water quality

        2. 2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        3. 3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        4. 4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        5. 5.Environmental standards for river flows

        6. 6.Environmental standards for lake water quality

        7. 7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        8. 8.Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 5 of...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        9. 9.If the Department does not have the necessary data to...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        10. 10.Environmental standards for protection of inland lake water levels

        11. 11.Environmental standards for transitional and coastal water quality

        12. 12.The Department shall apply, as applicable, the dissolved inorganic nitrogen...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...

        13. 13.Environmental standards for specific pollutants

        14. Environmental Standards for River Water Quality

        15. Environmental Standards for Lake Water Quality

        16. Environmental Standards for Transitional and Coastal Water Quality

        17. Environmental Standards for Specific Pollutants

        18. Environmental Standards for Priority Substances and other Substances

      3. PART 3 Boundary values for biological quality elements

        1. 1.Boundary values for aquatic plants and animals in rivers

        2. 2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        3. 3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        4. 4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...

        5. 5.Boundary values for aquatic plants and animals in lakes

        6. 6.To determine the lake level standards applicable to a lake...Environmental standards for lake water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        7. 7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        8. 8.Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 5 of...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        9. 9.If the Department does not have the necessary data to...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...

        10. 10.Boundary values for aquatic plants and animals in transitional and coastal waters

        11. 11.Environmental standards for transitional and coastal water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...

        12. 12.The Department shall apply, as applicable, the dissolved inorganic nitrogen...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...

        13. 13.Environmental standards for specific pollutantsThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...

        14. 14.The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water...

      4. PART 4 Intermittent Discharge Standards

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. PART 1 Determining Ecological Status of Surface Waters that are not designated Heavily Modified or Artificial

        1. 1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...

        2. 2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...

      2. PART 2 Determining Chemical Status of Surface Waters

        1. 1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...

      3. PART 3 Determining Ecological Potential of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies

        1. 1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...

        2. 2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...

        3. 3.When determining whether all practicable mitigation has been taken, mitigation...Once the Department has in accordance with paragraph 7 of...

      4. PART 4 Determining High Status for Morphological Elements

        1. 1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...

        2. 2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...

        3. 3.When determining whether all practicable mitigation has been taken, mitigation...Once the Department has in accordance with paragraph 7 of...

        4. 4.To assess the morphological condition of transitional and coastal water...

        5. 5.High Status morphological condition must not be assigned to—

      5. PART 5 Determining Overall Status of Surface Water Bodies

        1. 1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Determining Quantitative status of Groundwater

      1. 1.(1) The Department shall determine the quantitative status of a...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Presentation of monitoring results and classification

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      1. PART 1 Shellfish Waters Standards

      2. PART 2 Microbial Guideline Value

        1. 1.Microbial Guideline Value

        2. 2.Compliance with the microbial guideline value

        3. 3.Sampling and analysis

  13. Explanatory Note

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