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ISBN 978 0 7559 1807 2 (Web only publication)
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Contents

FOREWORD

1. PURPOSE

2. CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENTS

3. INTRODUCTION

4. CLASSIFYING SURFACE WATER BODIES
4.1 Overview
4.2 Monitoring issues
4.3 The classification process

5. CLASSIFYING GROUNDWATER BODIES
5.1 Overview
5.2 The classification process

6. CLASSIFYING HEAVILY MODIFIED AND ARTIFICIAL WATER BODIES
6.1 Overview
6.2 The classification process

7. PROTECTED AREAS
7.1 Overview
7.2 Drinking Water Protected Areas

8. LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE

9. PRESENTATION AND REPORTING

10. CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS

ANNEX A: Relevant quality elements to be considered when assessing ecological status in the different surface water categories
ANNEX B: Standards for assessing the impact of acidification on benthic invertebrate communities in rivers
ANNEX C: Interim criteria for assessing fish in rivers
ANNEX D: Summary of classification process for surface water bodies other than those designated as heavily modified or artificial
ANNEX E: Tests for assessing groundwater chemical status
ANNEX F: Tests for assessing groundwater quantitative status
ANNEX G: Summary of classification process for surface water bodies designated as heavily modified or artificial
ANNEX H: Assessing whether the objectives for drinking water protected areas are being achieved

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