All life relies on water for health and wellbeing. However where does this water come from and how can we, as mankind, manage water resources, the environment around them and ultimately improve the water, the ecology and the environment as a whole?
Learning Outcome 5 - Practical Management of Water Resources
Watch the following video which outlines the European Water Framework Directive. Once you have watched this, make a list of activities within your area that could affect water quality in the various water bodies within that area.
The above document details the RBMP covering Scotland from 2015 - 2027.
You should research your own country and locate the RBMP published by your own Government.
In the next section you will get the opportunity to compare what happens in Scotland and what actions take place in your own country.
Each member state, is required, under the European Water Framework Directive, to implement River Basin Management Plans (RBMP). Click on the following link and research your country's River Basin Planning.
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/participation/map_mc/map.htm
List the main actions from the RBMP document that are being carried out in your country to safeguard and improve water quality.
Consider the activities (e.g. industrial, farming, tourism, social, public, meteorological) and describe how they can affect water quality.
The following video highlights some of the issues that affect water quality in a drinking water catchment area. This catchment area is in the north west of England and is operated by United Utilities.
After viewing the video
· Identify land Issues in the catchment area
· Identify actions taken to mitigate land issues within the catchment area…
· Identify actions that have been implemented to combat the impacts of farming.
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