Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1998 (No. 389 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Classification/declassification Hazardous substances Freshwater pollution Inspection Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 25 March 1998. Abstract These Regulations prescribe a system for classifying the quality of inland freshwaters, coastal waters and relevant territorial waters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the dangerous substances listed in the Schedules to the Regulations (regs. 2 and 3 and Schedules 1 and 2). Those substances are substances within List II of Council Directive 76/464/EC[5. The Regulations are made in order to establish water quality objectives for those substances for the purposes of Article 7 of the Directive (pollution reduction programmes). The Environment Agency is required by the Regulations to sample waters classified under the Regulations, to analyse those samples, to monitor the effect on those waters of discharges containing the dangerous substances in question, and to determine the extent of any pollution by those substances and compliance with the requirements for the relevant classification (reg. 4). Section 83 of the Water Resources Act 1991 so as to introduce an duty of the Secretary of state to classify under the Regulations all inland freshwaters, coastal waters and relevant territorial water; and cancel review and consultation requirements. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community. Legislation | European Union | 1976 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Groundwater, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2018) Keyword: Tax/levy, Basic legislation, Institution, Inland waters, Navigation, Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Water shortage/drought, Freshwater resources management, River basin institution, Waterworks, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Water Resources Act 1991 (Chapter 57). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2018) Keyword: Tax/levy, Basic legislation, Institution, Inland waters, Navigation, Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Water shortage/drought, Freshwater resources management, River basin institution, Waterworks, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Surface Waters and Water Resources (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2015 (No. 524 of 2015). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Hazardous substances, Water quality standards, Potable water, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX