Regulation 13 Preparation of programme of measures

measures required F1under F2assimilated law for the protection of water;

measures deemed appropriate for the purposes of regulation 15;

measures to promote an efficient and sustainable water use to avoid compromising the achievement of the environmental objectives set pursuant to regulation 3(1);

measures to meet the requirements of regulation 11 and those of Article 7(2) (waters used for the abstraction of drinking water) of the Water Framework Directive;

controls over the abstraction of fresh surface water and groundwater, and impoundment of fresh surface water;

controls over the artificial recharge or augmentation of any body of groundwater, including a requirement for prior authorisation;

for point source discharges liable to cause pollution, a requirement for prior authorisation;

for diffuse sources liable to cause pollution, measures to prevent or control the input of pollutants;

for any other significant adverse impacts on the status of water identified under section 5 (characterisation) of the Act, measures to ensure that the hydromorphological conditions of each body of water is consistent with the achievement of the required ecological status or good ecological potential for any artificial or heavily modified body of surface water;

a prohibition of direct discharges of pollutants into groundwater, except that the reinjection into the same aquifer of water used for geothermal purposes may be authorised and the following discharges may also be authorised (with conditions)—

provided such discharges do not compromise the achievement of the environmental objectives for that body of groundwater;

measures to eliminate pollution of surface waters by priority substances and to progressively reduce pollution by other substances which would otherwise prevent the achievement of the environmental objectives for each body of surface water; and

any measures required to prevent significant losses of pollutants from technical installations, and to prevent and/or to reduce the impact of accidental pollution incidents for example as a result of floods, including through systems to detect or give warning of such events including, in the case of accidents which could not reasonably have been foreseen, all appropriate measures to reduce the risk to aquatic ecosystems.

the causes of the possible failure are investigated;

any relevant permits and authorisations are examined and reviewed as appropriate;

the monitoring programmes are reviewed and adjusted as appropriate; and

any additional measures needed to achieve those objectives (subject to the application of regulations 5 to 10) are included in the programme of measures applying to that body of water.

the Scottish Ministers in exercising their functions under the relevant enactments;

SEPA in exercising its functions under the relevant enactments; and

each responsible authority in exercising its designated functions.

ensure that the application of measures taken pursuant to paragraph (1) does not lead directly or indirectly to increased pollution of surface waters;

take all appropriate steps not to increase pollution of marine waters; and

periodically review and, where necessary, update the controls, requirements or measures in paragraph (1)(e) to (i).