ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE - SUMMARY OF RIVER BASIN DISTRICT ANALYSIS 2004 IN GERMANY

This report summarizes the results of the characterization of the ten river basin districts that are relevant for Germany and provides a panorama of water status for our entire country. The characterization process revealed that a small minority of our water bodies have already achieved good water status, while the status of a substantial proportion of our water resources cannot be determined as yet because the requisite investigations remain to be conducted. However, a considerable number of ground and surface water bodies are unlikely to achieve the environmental objectives set by the Water Framework Directive without additional measures.