Scottish Government

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Contents

Executive Summary
Purpose of this Report

Glossary

1. Introduction
1.1 Project Outline
1.2 Report Context
1.3 This Report

2. Baseline Legislative and Environmental Policy Framework
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Bathing Waters and Revised Bathing Waters Directives
2.3 Drinking Water
2.4 Waste Water and Discharges
2.4.1 The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
2.4.2 Dangerous Substances Directives
2.4.3 Groundwater Directive (80/68/EEC)
2.5 Agricultural Practices
2.5.1 The Nitrates Directive
2.5.2 The Sewage Sludge Directive
2.5.3 The Plant Protection Products Directive
2.6 Protection of Habitats
2.6.1 Birds Directive (79/409/EEC)
2.6.2 Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
2.6.3 Shellfish Waters Directive (2006/113/EC)
2.6.4 Fresh Water For Fish Directive (78/659/EC as amended by 2006/44/EC)
2.7 Controls on Development and Manufacturing
2.7.1 Links to RBMPs and WFD
2.7.2 The Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (85/337/EEC) as amended
2.7.3 The Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Directive (96/61/EC)
2.7.4 The Major Accidents (Seveso) Directive (96/82/EC)

3. Overall Socio-Economic Drivers and Trends
3.1 Sustainable Development and WFD
3.2 Trends and Strategies for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development
3.2.1 Scotland's Economy
3.2.2 Strategic Policy Overview
3.2.3 One Future-Different Paths. UK Shared Framework for Sustainable Development (2005)
3.2.4 The UK and Scotland's Sustainable Development Strategies (2005)
3.2.5 The Scottish Government Economic Strategy (2007)
3.2.6 Draft National Planning Framework (2008)
3.3 Demographic Trends and Urban Development
3.3.1 Key demographic trends and projections
3.3.2 Implications for the provision of essential infrastructure
3.3.3 Implications for the River Basin Management Plans and Impact Assessment
3.4 Climate change
3.4.1 Overview
3.4.2 Climate Change Policies and Strategies
3.4.3 Consultation on proposals for a Scottish Climate Change Bill (2008)
3.4.4 Carbon Sequestration Through Land Use
3.4.5 Climate Change Adaptation
3.4.6 Implications for Management of the Water Environment
3.5 Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture
3.5.1 Introduction
3.5.2 Overview of Scottish Rural Economy
3.5.3 Agriculture
3.5.4 Implications for management of the Water Environment
3.5.5 Forestry
3.5.6 Aquaculture
3.6 Energy and hydropower
3.6.1 Introduction
3.6.2 Scotland's renewables targets
3.6.3 Scottish Planning Policy SPP 6L Renewable Energy (2007)
3.6.4 Studies on renewable resources in Scotland
3.6.5 Role and potential of hydropower generation in Scotland
3.7 Water Industry (public water supply and sewerage)
3.7.1 Introduction
3.7.2 Current Investment Programme
3.7.3 Scottish Water Delivery Plan 2006-2010
3.7.4 Considerations on the Scottish Water Investment Programme 2010-2014 and beyond
3.7.5 Challenges for the Water Industry Sector
3.8 Manufacturing and Industry
3.8.1 Introduction
3.8.2 Key Industrial Sector Trends
3.8.3 Food and Drink (including Whisky)
3.8.4 Trends in the water use
3.8.5 Policies affecting development of industrial sectors
3.9 Tourism and water related recreation
3.9.1 Introduction
3.9.2 Recreational Bathing
3.9.3 Water Sports (including Canals)
3.9.4 Angling and freshwater fisheries
3.10 Sea, Coastal and Inland Navigation
3.10.1 Introduction
3.10.2 Characteristics of sea and coastal and inland navigation
3.10.3 Sea and coastal water transport
3.10.4 Canals: artificial water bodies
3.10.5 Implications for management of the water environment
3.11 Mining and quarrying
3.11.1 Trends in the Scottish mining and quarrying sector
3.11.2 Issues for the Water Environment

4. Pressure and Sector Specific Drivers and Trends
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Diffuse Pollution
4.3 Point Source Pollution
4.4 Abstraction and Flow Regulation
4.6 Changes to Morphology
4.7 Alien Species
4.8 Summary

Appendix A Demographic Trends
Appendix B Climate Change
Appendix C Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture
Appendix D Energy and Hydropower
Appendix E Reference Documents

Table 2.1 Water Related European Directives and Corresponding National Legislation
Table 3.1 Measures in the SRDP contributing to the enhancement of water environment and rural diversification
Table 3.2 Installed and Forecasted Capacity
Table 3.3 Key Activities where WFD is the Principal Driver
Table 3.4 Trends in the sector GVA in per cent
Table 3.5 Forecasted changes in the water use by major sectors
Table 3.6 Estimated number of recreational bathing trips to Scotland
Table 3.7 Estimates of the water sport activities in Scotland
Table 4.1 Assessment of the Effects of Baseline Drivers in Achieving WFD Environmental Objectives for Diffuse Pollution
Table 4.2 Assessment of the Effects of Baseline Drivers in Achieving WFD Environmental Objectives for Point Source Pollution
Table 4.3 Assessment of the Effects of Baseline Drivers in Achieving WFD Environmental Objectives for Abstraction and Flow Regulation
Table 4.4 Assessment of the Effects of Baseline Drivers in Achieving WFD Environmental Objectives for Morphology
Table 4.5 Assessment of the Effects of Baseline Drivers in Achieving WFD Environmental Objectives for Alien Species
Figure 2.1 Conceptual Summary of Water Related European Directives
Figure 3.1 Trends in the woodland area in Scotland (1905-2007)
Figure 3.2 Annual growth of Sectors (2005-2006)
Figure 3.3 Trends in the Gross Value Added of different sectors (2001-2005)
Figure 3.4 Trends in the Gross Value Added of the Mining & Quarrying Sector between 1997-2004

Report for
Jean Erbacher
Water Framework Directive Team
Rural and Environmental Research Directorate
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh

Main Contributors
Ilona Kirhensteine
Richard Church
Simon Clarke
Sabrina Smith
Michael Sorensen

Issued by
Richard Church

Approved by
Simon Clarke

Tel: +44 (0) 141 222 1200
Fax: +44 (0) 141 222 1210
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