Consultation on river basin guidance, volume two
25 February 2008
WFD Implementation
Area 2B
Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2AL
Water Branch
Climate Change and Water Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Telephone: 08459 33 55 77
Website: www.defra.gov.uk
Dear Consultee,
Consultation on Water Framework Directive: Draft River Basin Planning Guidance to the Environment Agency (Volume 2) and updated Impact Assessment
We are writing to invite views on the above joint Defra and Welsh Assembly Government consultation and the questions contained within it.
The following documents may be found on Defra’s website and will also be shortly available on the Welsh Assembly Government’s website:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/river-basin/
ttp://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/epq/water_flooding/waterfworkdirective?lang=en
- Consultation on River Basin Planning Guidance Volume 2
- Updated Impact Assessment for Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
We welcome your views and comments on the proposals. If you wish to obtain a hard copy of this consultation please email wfdconsultation@defra.gsi.gov.uk or telephone 020 7238 5427.
Responses
We would prefer responses to this consultation to be sent by E-mail. Responses should be sent to wfdconsultation@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Anyone unable to respond by E-mail should post their response to:
Consultation on River Basin Planning Guidance 2
Water Quality Division, Defra
2nd Floor Ergon House
Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2AL
Respondents from Wales are asked to send their views to water@wales.gsi.gov.uk and to copy them to the Defra E-mail address above.
Respondents from Wales who are unable to respond by E-mail should use the following postal address (and should send a copy of their response to the Defra postal address above):
Consultation on WFD Guidance 2
Water Branch
Climate Change and Water Division
Welsh Assembly Government
First Floor
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Responses should be received by 19th May 2008. Given the timescales we are working towards, responses received before the closing date would be greatly appreciated.
This consultation is in line with the code of practice on consultations. This can be found on the BERR website - http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/consultation/code/
In line with Defra’s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses we receive will be made publicly available through the Defra Information Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. The information they contain will also be published in a summary of responses.
If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in e-mail responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which Defra will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.
The library will supply copies of consultation responses to personal callers or in response to telephone or e-mail requests (tel: 020 7238 6575, email: defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk. Wherever possible, personal callers should give the library at least 24 hour notice of their requirements. An administrative charge will be made to cover photocopying and postage costs.
If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, as opposed to the content in the consultation paper, please address them to Marjorie Addo Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7C Nobel House,17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.
Yours sincerely,
Rory Wallace
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Natalie Howes
Welsh Assembly Government
Page published: 25 February 2008