The Water Framework Directive is a piece of European legislation that states that all UK waterbodies (rivers, lakes, seas) must be in ‘good ecological status’ by 2027.  

Current WFD Waterbody Classifications for Beane Catchment taken from Catchment Data Explorer
Waterbody Overall Waterbody Classification Reasons for Failure Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supporting Elements (Surface Water
Beane (Source to Stevenage Brook) Poor Invertebrates (Poor) Hydrological Regime Does Not Support Good Not Assessed
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate) Morphology Supports Good
Dissolved Oxygen (Moderate)
Phosphate (Moderate)
Beane (from confluence with Stevenage Brook to Lee Poor Fish (Poor) Hydrological Regime Does Not Support Good Not Assessed
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate)
Stevenage Brook Poor Fish (Poor) Hydrological Regime  Does Not Support Good  
Invertebrates (Moderate) Morphology Supports Good Not Assessed
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate)
Phosphate (Moderate)

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