The Supply of Small Sewage Discharges (SSDs) to ground risk mapping for England

Diffuse Water Pollution (DWP) can come from a variety of source including, agriculture, small un-consented point discharges and other diffuse sources such as runoff from roads or urban areas. DWP is a major cause for SSSI and Natura 2000 sites not meeting favourable condition and also not meeting objectives under the Water Framework Directive. Therefore failure to effectively tackle diffuse water pollution presents a significant risk to the delivery of the Biodiversity 2020 and Water Framework Directive requirement...