Water Framework Directive

Water Framework Directive Economic Analysis

Collaborative Research Programme On River Basin Management Planning Economics

A collaborative programme for research on the economic analysis for the WFD was established in 2004 and ran through to 2008. This major work programme provided the tools necessary for the economic analysis for River Basin Management plans. The programme included financial or resource contributions from the following organisations:

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
The Scottish Executive (SE)
Natural England (NE)
The Scottish and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER)
UK Water Industry Research Limited (UKWIR)
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
British Ports Association and The UK Major Ports Group (BPA, UKMPG Ltd)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
The Environment Agency (EA)
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)
The Joint Environmental Programme (JEP)
The Department for the Environment in Northern Ireland (DOENI)
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
The National Farmers Association (NFU)
The Consumer Council for Water

The following Business Case and Prospectus documents are available:

 
Original Version 0.8 (Including Appendices) pdf file(100 KB)
End of Programme Version 1.6 pdf file(190 KB)
End of Programme Version 1.6 Appendices pdf file(190 KB)
 

 

The outputs from the Collaborative Research Programme are available below. Questions regarding these documents should be directed to kevin.andrews@gsi.gov.uk :

Core CRP Outputs

Project

Terms of reference

Executive Summary

Main report

Annexes

•  Project 1a – Economic Analysis and Decision Making for Programme of Measures under the Water Framework Directive – Initial Identification of Processes and Issues

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Exec Sum 1a pdf file(100 KB)

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•  Project 1b - Consistent Economic Appraisal Approaches with respect to the Water Framework Directive River Basin Management Plans

TOR 1b
pdf file(30 KB)

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Main Report pdf file (765 KB)

Project 1b Appendix A - Completed Appraisal Summary Framework Excel (120kb)

•  Project 1c - Screening of water pricing policies, cost recovery mechanisms and economic instruments for inclusion in Programme of Measures and in relation to Article 9 of the WFD

TOR1c pdf file (35 KB)

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Main Report pdf file (450 KB)

Annexes pdf file (900 KB)

•  Project 2a/2b Development of a methodology to determine the cost effectiveness of measures and combinations of measures for the WFD

TOR 2a
pdf file(40 KB)

TOR 2b
pdf file (80 KB)

Executive Summary pdf file (250 KB)

Part A: Introduction pdf file (300 KB)
Part B: Effectiveness pdf file (550 KB)
Part C: Costs pdf file (400 KB)
Part D: CEA pdf file (150 KB)

Annex pdf file(3 MB)

•  Project 2c Benchmark costs database and guidance on the application of the cost-effectiveness methodology

TOR2c pdf file (40 KB)

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Final report pdf file (2.8 MB)

Extension report pdf file (2.3 MB)

Project 2C Database Excel (6.5MB)

•  Project 2e Deriving the Costs and

•  Effectiveness of Delivery Mechanisms

TOR2epdf file (40 KB)

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Final report pdf file (1.11 MB)

CEA Tool Excel (1.1MB)
(Note: Spreadsheet will not update via web. To use 'right click' and select 'save target as')

•  Project 3 - Report on guidance on the

•  evidence required to justify

•  disproportionate cost

•  decisions under the Water

•  Framework Directive – revised

•  summary guidance

TOR3
pdf file (45 KB)

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Summary guidancepdf file (1.1 MB)

Appendices pdf file (500 KB)

Annex pdf file (350 KB)

•  Project 4a – Workshop report

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Report on CRP Strategic Approach to
Benefits
pdf file (296 KB)

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•  Project 4bc – Survey report

 

 

 

4bcd Final pdf file (770 KB)

Appendices A-K pdf file (2 MB)

Appendices L pdf file (730 KB)

Appendices M-O pdf file (251 KB)

•  Project 4bc – Further Survey Analysis

 

 

 

Further Research - Declining Discount Rate pdf file (115 KB)

Benefits Aggregation Workbook v2 Excel (2 MB)

Benefits Aggregation Workbook v3 Excel (20 MB)

•  Project 4d - Prioritisation

TOR 4d pdf file (830 KB)

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Final Report pdf file(609 KB)

Appendicespdf file(400 KB)

•  Project 4e - Direct Market Benefits

TOR 4e pdf file (113 KB)

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Direct Market Benefits - Final Report pdf file (1.15MB)

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•  Project 4f - Use and Access

TOR 4f pdf file (125 KB)

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Final report pdf file(1.01 MB)

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Associated CRP outputs

•  Oxera discounting report

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Discounting and the Water Framework Directive Phase I pdf file (267 KB)

Discounting and the Water Framework Directive Phase II pdf file (224 KB)

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Related Non CRP outputs

The following reports relate to various exercises in applying the CRP outputs or on related issues. They are not outputs signed off by the CRP members, but are provided here for reference.

•  Scoping of Economic Impacts and Issues in Transitional and Coastal Waters 

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Final TRAC scoping report pdf file (300 KB)

Testing the Methodology for the Determination of the Cost Effectiveness of Measures and Combinations of Measures for Transitional and Coastal Water Bodies in UK Waters under the EC Water Framework Directive: Final Report pdf file (2.7 MB)

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•  Ofwat work on costs

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Water Framework Directive: Economic analysis of water industry costs pdf file (on OFWAT site)

Review of econometric cost modelling of chemical phosphorus removal works Word doc (on OFWAT site)

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•  Water Framework Directive (WFD) Economic Analysis: Information On Trends To Improve The Baseline Scenarios

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Water Framework Directive (WFD) Economic Analysis: Information On Trends To Improve The Baseline Scenarios pdf file (429 KB)

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•  Cost-effectiveness of measures

•  Analysis of measures to reduce non-agricultural diffuse pollution

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Cost-effectiveness of measures Analysis of measures to reduce non-agricultural diffuse pollution pdf file (429 KB)

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•  Results of Preliminary Cost Effectiveness Analysis of the Water Framework Directive Revised After Stakeholder Review December 2007

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Chapter 1-3 - Introduction, policy context and methodology pdf file (134 KB)

Chapter 4.1: Chemicals pdf file (546 KB)

Chapter 4.2: Water Resources pdf file (300 KB)

Chapter 4.3: Nutrients pdf file (532 KB)

Chapter 4.4: Alien Species & Fisheries pdf file (294 KB)

Chapter 4.5: Morphology & Biodiversity pdf file (279 KB)

Chapter 4.6: Sanitary pdf file (106 KB)

Chapter 4.7: Sediment pdf file (160 KB)

Chapter 4.8: Microbiology pdf file (40 KB)

Chapter 4.9: Minewaters pdf file (103 KB)

Chapter 4.10: Planning pdf file (200 KB)

Chapter 4.11: Temperature pdf file (20 KB)

Chapter 4.12: Administrative Costs pdf file (120 KB)

Chapter 5: Sector Summary pdf file (72 KB)

Summary of measures included in the pCEA options xls (215 KB)

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Page last modified: 11 January 2008
Page published: 11 January 2008