{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-V/division-1/division-1.3/division-1.3.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-V/division-1/division-1.3/division-1.3.4.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2000/60",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60",
  "path": "annex/V/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.3.4",
  "heading": "Frequency of monitoring",
  "text": "For the surveillance monitoring period, the frequencies for monitoring parameters indicative of physico-chemical quality elements given below should be applied unless greater intervals would be justified on the basis of technical knowledge and expert judgement. For biological or hydromorphological quality elements monitoring shall be carried out at least once during the surveillance monitoring period.\nFor operational monitoring, the frequency of monitoring required for any parameter shall be determined by Member States so as to provide sufficient data for a reliable assessment of the status of the relevant quality element. As a guideline, monitoring should take place at intervals not exceeding those shown in the table below unless greater intervals would be justified on the basis of technical knowledge and expert judgement.\nFrequencies shall be chosen so as to achieve an acceptable level of confidence and precision. Estimates of the confidence and precision attained by the monitoring system used shall be stated in the river basin management plan.\nMonitoring frequencies shall be selected which take account of the variability in parameters resulting from both natural and anthropogenic conditions. The times at which monitoring is undertaken shall be selected so as to minimise the impact of seasonal variation on the results, and thus ensure that the results reflect changesin the water body as a result of changes due to anthropogenic pressure. Additional monitoring during different seasons of the same year shall be carried out, where necessary, to achieve this objective.\nQuality element\nRivers\nLakes\nTransitional\nCoastal\nBiological\nPhytoplankton\n6 months\n6 months\n6 months\n6 months\nOther aquatic flora\n3 years\n3 years\n3 years\n3 years\nMacro invertebrates\n3 years\n3 years\n3 years\n3 years\nFish\n3 years\n3 years\n3 years\nHydromorphological\nContinuity\n6 years\nHydrology\ncontinuous\n1 month\nMorphology\n6 years\n6 years\n6 years\n6 years\nPhysico-chemical\nThermal conditions\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\nOxygenation\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\nSalinity\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\nNutrient status\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\nAcidification status\n3 months\n3 months\nOther pollutants\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\n3 months\nPriority substances\n1 month\n1 month\n1 month\n1 month",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/60/annex/V/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:01.769169+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}