scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSIDERING POLLUTION ALONG THE COAST FROM HEAVILY MODIFIED WATER BODIES UNDER THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
REGINA TEMINO-BOES ◽  
INMACULADA ROMERO ◽  
REMEDIOS MARTINEZ-GUIJARRO ◽  
MARIA PACHÉS
Keyword(s):  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Heavily Modified Water Bodies

Transport time scales as physical descriptors to characterize heavily modified water bodies near ports in coastal zones

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aina G. Gómez ◽  
Javier F. Bárcena ◽  
José A. Juanes ◽  
Bárbara Ondiviela ◽  
María L. Sámano
Keyword(s):  
Time Scales ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Transport Time ◽  
Heavily Modified Water Bodies

Water-Related Tools for Climate Change Adaptation in the Flemish Region: The Art of Linking Water Quality Standards to Spatial Planning

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-301
Author(s):  
Peter De Smedt
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) establishes a framework for integrated water management and functions as a major legal frame for the protection of water bodies in Europe. In the Flemish Region the Directive has been implemented by the Decree of 18 July 2003 on Integral Water Policy. As climate change affects the quality and quantity status of water bodies, the question arises whether the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Flemish implementation legislation are well-suited to handle climate change impacts. Although climate change concerns are not explicitly incorporated in the text of the WFD and the Flemish Decree, this author believes that the main components for an effective adaptation strategy are included in the above mentioned legislation. More in particular, this is achieved by the environmental objectives which have to be elaborated in environmental quality standards (EQS) on the one hand, and the integrated approach on the other hand. Water quality management on the basis of a high level of protection of the aquatic environment is indispensable for adapting to climate change, as ecosystem-based adaptation is most cost-effective. Therefore spatial planning should integrate water quality concerns, as spatial planning may be critical for spatial quality and more specific for the achievement of the environmental objectives. Consequently this contribution focuses on the impact of water quality standards on permit decision-making and spatial planning. In this context some legal instruments anchored in the Flemish legislation on integral water policy will be highlighted, especially the 'watertoets' (translated as the water checkup), which may be useful to facilitate adaptation to climate change.

scholarly journals Water pollution by agriculture

2007 ◽  
Vol 363 (1491) ◽  
pp. 659-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Moss
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
European Water Framework Directive ◽  
Ecological Quality ◽  
River Channels ◽  
Freshwater Systems ◽  
European Water ◽  
Individual Effects

Agriculture disrupts all freshwater systems hugely from their pristine states. The former reductionist concept of pollution was of examining individual effects of particular substances on individual taxa or sub-communities in freshwater systems, an essentially ecotoxicological concept. It is now less useful than a more holistic approach that treats the impacts on the system as a whole and includes physical impacts such as drainage and physical modification of river channels and modification of the catchment as well as nutrient, particulate and biocide pollution. The European Water Framework Directive implicitly recognizes this in requiring restoration of water bodies to ‘good ecological quality’, which is defined as only slightly different from pristine state. The implications for the management of agriculture are far more profound than is currently widely realized.

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