Significant Water Management Issues

The Significant Water Management Issues (SWMI) reports (and their summaries) for the Scotland and Solway Tweed river basin districts were published in 2007.

• Significant water management issues in the Scotland river basin district  (1.85mb)
  
  
• An introduction to the significant water management issues in the Scotland river basin district  (882k)
  
  
• An interim overview of the significant water management issues in the Solway Tweed river basin district  (1.15mb)
  
  
• A summary of significant water management issues in the Solway Tweed river basin district  (1.19mb)
  
  
• Responses received to the Significant Water Management Issues consultation - Scotland  (271kb)

The main focus of the report is the identification of the significant water management issues that we think put our ability to achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) at risk. An intermediate step in the preparation of the river basin management plans, responses to the consultation are being considered for the first draft of the river basin management plans.

The report:

• provides a comprehensive assessment of the threats to Scotland’s water
• identifies the actions and improvements that are necessary to protect Scotland’s water

Further information

1. Detailed information on the state of Scotland’s water is available online.

• Characterisation and impacts analyses required by Article 5 of the Water Framework Directive - Scotland River Basin District  (229k)
  
  
• Characterisation and impacts analyses required by Article 5 of the Water Framework Directive - Solway Tweed River Basin District  (232k)

Published in 2005, this report presented the most detailed description of the pressures and impacts on the water environment and was the first step in the overall process of improving our aquatic environment through the river basin management planning process.

2. More information on the protected areas register and maps.

• The Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

The protected areas register consists of a list of sites and a set of maps showing the relevant protected areas. The register has been established, and must be maintained, by SEPA to meet the requirements of the WFD.