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The DEF Water Group was invited to the recent meeting on 23 July 2008 in order to contribute
towards the national objective of protecting and enhancing the chalk rivers throughout the
country.
Under the UK’s Biodiversity Action Plan, the National Chalk Rivers Steering Group has a leading
national role in ensuring the protection and enhancement of chalk rivers throughout England.
Key to this is setting and overseeing national targets that cover the issues affecting chalk
rivers: water abstraction, urban and infrastructure development, effluent discharges,
agriculture, land drainage and flood defences. They also play a leading role in influencing
national policies and setting the research agenda for chalk rivers.
It is hoped to shortly be able to provide a more detailed summary together with a link to
the host website.
Author: Roger Hands, 2nd August 2008
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