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.
Waterbody | Overall Waterbody Classification | Reasons For Failure | Hydromorphological Supprting Elements | Supporting Elements (Surface Water) | |
Rib (upper stretches, above confluence with the Quin) | Moderate | Fish (Moderate) | Hydrological Regime | Does Not Support Good | Not Assessed |
Phosphate (Poor) | Morphology | Supports Good | |||
Rib (from confluence with Quin to Lee Navigation) | Moderate | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate) | Hydrological Regime | Does Not Support Good | Not Assessed |
Phosphate (Poor) | Morphology | Supports Good | |||
Quin | Poor | Fish (Poor) | Hydrological Regime | Does Not Support Good | Not Assessed |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate) | Morphology | Supports Good |