# Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Division: Selection of quality elements

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to assess the magnitude of the pressure to which bodies of surface water are subject Member States shall monitor for those quality elements which are indicative of the pressures to which the body or bodies are subject. In order to assess the impact of these pressures, Member States shall monitor as relevant:
parameters indicative of the biological quality element, or elements, most sensitive to the pressures to which the water bodies are subject,
all priority substances discharged, and other pollutants discharged in significant quantities,
parameters indicative of the hydromorphological quality element most sensitive to the pressure identified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/60/annex/V/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.2/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-V/division-1/division-1.3/division-1.3.2/division-2
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