Glossary and Abbreviations
BERR - Government Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BWD - Bathing Waters Directive (76/160/EEC) and revised Bathing Waters Directive (2006/7/EEC)
CAP - Common Agricultural Policy
CAR - Water Environment (Controlled Activities) Regulations (Scotland) 2005
COPA - Control of Pollution Act (1974)
CRP - ( DEFRA's) Collaborative Research Programme
CSR - Comprehensive Spending Review
DEFRA - Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
dRBMP - draft River Basin Management Plan
DWPA - Drinking Water Protected Area
DWQR - Drinking Water Quality Regulator
EA - Environment Agency (England and Wales)
FCS - Forestry Commission Scotland
GAEC - Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (Standards)
GBR - General Binding Rules
GIA - Grant in Aid (funding)
IA - Impact Assessment
INNS - Invasive Non-Native Species
NVZ - Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
PB - project board for the Impact Assessment
pCEA - Preliminary Cost Effectiveness Analysis
PPC - Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations (2000)
Q&S - Quality and Standards programme for Scottish Water
RBD - River Basin District
RBMP - River Basin Management Plan
RPACs - Regional Proposal Assessment Committees
SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEARs - Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services
SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SG - Scottish Government
SNH - Scottish Natural Heritage
SSAFO - Control of Pollution (Silage Slurry and Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations (2003)
SRDP - Scotland Rural Development Programme
SW - Scottish Water
UKTAG - UK Technical Advisory Group for WFD implementation
WIC - Water Industry Commission of Scotland
WEWS - Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act (2003)