Following up on my reading of Munne and Prat, I looked up the timeline for member states implementing the European Union's Water Framework Directive.2004: Identification of water areas, including those heavily modified. Revision of pressures and impacts. Identification of sites that risk not meeting WFD objectives. The establishment of a catalogue of protected areas. An economic analysis of water use.
2006: Development of control and operational programs (What does this refer to?)
2008: Publication of draft watershed plans with a preliminary classification of water bodies.
2009: Completion of watershed plans and the classification of water bodies according to ecological status. The programming of restoration measures for each hydrographic area.
2012: Ensure all measures are underway.
2015: Deliver objectives for first river basin management plans and publish second river basin management plans.
And so it seems this is a good time to be conducting watershed planning in European rivers. Watershed plans should be drafted right now.
La Directiva Marc de l'Aigua a Catalunya: Conceptes, reptes i expectatives en la gestio dels recursos hidrics. 2006. Josep Mas-Pla (Coord). Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible. Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona.
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Hi - some more milestones for you (I'm river basin programme manager for the south east river basin district in England)...2012 make sure all measures are underway, 2015 deliver objectives for first river basin management plans and publish second river basin management plans. Cheers.
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