Vocabulary Term Details

Surface water

Definition (http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=8229&langcode=en&ns=1)

All waters on the surface of the Earth found in streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, marshes or wetlands, and as ice and snow. (GEMET)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Land cover Water resources	Brooks Lakes Ponds Rivers Waterfalls	Hydrography Water

This term is used for the following terms:
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Approved Date
06-Nov-2013

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A desk study to assess the compliance of the River Fowey with the EC Surface Water Abstraction Directive : June 1997 COR/97/024
A guide to monitoring water levels and flows at wetland sites
Atmospheric inputs of pollutants to surface waters
Bideford fine screen outfall post scheme appraisal
Biological Techniques Of Still Water Quality Assessment 2 - Method Development
Candidate substances requiring Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)
Combined sewer overflow remedial strategy : South West Area report
Compliance Assessment for EC surface water abstraction directive 1991
Determination of Metal Background Reference Concentrations: Feasibility Study
Discharge control and monitoring by biological techniques
Discharge control by direct toxicity assessment (DTA)
Distribution of PCDDS an PCDFS in surface freshwater systems draft final report R and D Project 330
Ecological quality of water European technical workshop : 10 and 11 May 1995, Brussels. Report of discussions, findings and recommendations
Economic Evaluation of Inland Fisheries Module A: Economic Evaluation of Fishing Rights
Economic Evaluation of Inland Fisheries Module B: Indirect Economic Values Associated with Fisheries
Economic evaluation of inland fisheries: The economic impact of freshwater angling in England and Wales
Economic evaluation of inland fisheries: Welfare benefits of inland fisheries in England and Wales.
Effectiveness Of Cost Recovery Charging
Environmental quality standards to protect identified uses of controlled waters - fisheries uses
General guide to the prevention of pollution of controlled water
Groundwater-surface Water Interactions in the Hyporheic Zone
High Resolution In-situ Monitoring of Hyporheic Zone Biogeochemistry
Identification of Blue Green Algae of the British Isles Guide to the Genera and Use of the Interactive CD-ROM for Identification of Species
Infiltration drainage - legal aspects
Investigation into the cause of high pH in the Budleigh Brook
Llyn Brianne acid waters project : final report, May 1992
MAT scoring and weighting system for water quality improvements : final version 1999
National Rivers Authority/Po River Basin Authority collaboration programme : improved monitoring systems for river water quality : comparison of experiences
Nature's way : a guide to surface water best management practices, the effective and economic answer to non-point source pollution
NRA guidance on the acceptable leachable values for contaminated material to be deposited in Upper Tame catchment
Nutrient Conditions for Different Levels of Ecological Status and Biological Quality in Surface Waters (Phase I)
Pesticides in major aquifers (Report 17)
Proposed Environmental Quality Standards for Bromine in Fresh and Marine Waters
Protection of the Water Environment using Balancing Facilities
Public Attitudes Towards Angling
Regional water quality monitoring and surveillance programme for 1993 : EC surface water abstraction directive
Representation of the variation of hydraulic conductivity with saturated thickness in MODFLOW. Stages 1 and 2 : code changes and testing against Birmingham University code : technical note
Review of eutrophication control strategies : draft final report
Review of water company yields
Review of water resources in the Fylde Aquifer and Wyre catchment
River water quality in the Midlands 1997
River water quality in the Midlands 1998
Scoping study for a groundwater protection code for surface water drainage
Surface water yield assessment (Phase II) (414/2/N) : interim report
Sustainable Systems of Outdoor Pig Production
The distribution of PCDDS and PCDFS in surface freshwater systems 2nd Interim Progress Report - February 1993
The Effect of Atrazine Exposure on the Timing of Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Smolt Emigration
The Implications Of Climate Change For The Environment Agency
The Occurrence of Sheep Dip Pesticides in Environmental Waters June 1997
Understanding Geochemical Fluxes Between Groundwater and Surface Water: Scoping Report
Use Of Pattern Recognition To Identify The Source Of An Oil Spill On An Inland Water

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Vocabulary Term Details

Surface water

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