The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Northumbria and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

11.  In paragraph 7 (river basin management plans)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) after paragraph (a) omit “and”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), after “Directive” insert “, the EQS Directive and the Groundwater Directive; and”;

(iii) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) include, in relation to any shellfish water protected area, equivalent information relating to the shellfish water objectives as is required by paragraph 7(3)(d) to be included for the environmental objectives falling within paragraph (a) of the definition of environmental objectives”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) The relevant provisions of the EQS Directive for the purposes of this paragraph are—

(a) Article 3(5) (information about monitoring and analysis, including alternative matrices);

(b) Article 4(2) (information relating to mixing zones); and

(c) Article 5(4) (updated inventories).

(3B) The relevant provisions of the Groundwater Directive for the purposes of this paragraph are—

(a) Article 3(5) (information on threshold values);

(b) Article 4(4) (information on the assessment of groundwater chemical status); and

(c) Article 5(4) and (5) and Part C of Annex II (information on trend assessments).”.