{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-V/division-1/division-1.4/division-1.4.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-V/division-1/division-1.4/division-1.4.2.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/1.4/division/1.4.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.4.2",
  "heading": "Presentation of monitoring results and classification of ecological status and ecological potential",
  "text": "(i) For surface water categories, the ecological status classification for the body of water shall be represented by the lower of the values for the biological and physico-chemical monitoring results for the relevant quality elements classified in accordance with the first column of the table set out below. Member States shall provide a map for each river basin district illustrating the classification of the ecological status foreach body of water, colour-coded in accordance with the second column of the table set out below to reflect the ecological status classification of the body of water:\nEcological status classification\nColour code\nHigh\nBlue\nGood\nGreen\nModerate\nYellow\nPoor\nOrange\nBad\nRed\n(ii) For heavily modified and artificial water bodies, the ecological potential classification for the body of water shall be represented by the lower of the values for the biological and physico-chemical monitoring results for the relevant quality elements classified in accordance with the first column of the table set out below. Member States shall provide a map for each river basin district illustrating the classification of the ecological potential for each body of water, colour-coded, in respect of artificial water bodies in accordance with the second column of the table set out below, and in respect of heavily modified water bodies in accordance with the third column of that table:\nEcological potential classification\nColour code\nArtificial Water Bodies\nHeavily Modified\nGood and above\nEqual green and light grey stripes\nEqual green and dark grey stripes\nModerate\nEqual yellow and light grey stripes\nEqual yellow and dark grey stripes\nPoor\nEqual orange and light grey stripes\nEqual orange and dark grey stripes\nBad\nEqual red and light grey stripes\nEqual red and dark grey stripes\n(iii) Member States shall also indicate, by a black dot on the map, those bodies of water where failure to achieve good status or good ecological potential is due to non-compliance with one or more environmental quality standards which have been established for that body of water in respect of specific synthetic and non-synthetic pollutants (in accordance with the compliance regime established by the Member State).",
  "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/1.4/division/1.4.2",
    "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."
}