vesienhoitodirektiiviä
The Water Framework Directive (WFD), officially Directive 2000/60/EC, is a cornerstone of European Union environmental policy aimed at protecting and improving the quality of its water bodies. It establishes a comprehensive framework for the management of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters, and groundwater. The primary objective of the WFD is to achieve "good status" for all these water categories by 2015, with provisions for extensions where necessary.
The directive defines "good status" based on ecological and chemical criteria. Ecological status considers the quality
Key principles of the WFD include an integrated approach to water management, river basin management planning,