OR/14/047 Glossary

Farr, G, and Hall J. 2014. Atmospheric deposition and groundwater dependent wetlands: implications for effective catchment management and future Water Framework Directive groundwater classification in England and Wales. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/14/047.

BGS	British Geological Survey (NERC)
CEH	Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (NERC)
CBED	Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (See RoTAP, 2012)
CCW	Countryside Council for Wales (now part of Natural Resources Wales)
CLRTAP	Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution
CSM	Common standards monitoring
EA	Environment Agency: lead environmental regulator in England
FRAME	Fine Resolution Atmospheric Multi-pollutant Exchange, model is a Lagrangian atmospheric transport model used to assess the long-term annual mean deposition of reduced and oxidised nitrogen and sulphur over the United Kingdom
GWB	Groundwater body: essentially a reporting unit for the Water Framework Directive GWDTE Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystem
HD	Habitats Directive
NE	Natural England: lead conservation agency in England
NECD	National Emissions Ceiling Directive
NNR	National Nature Reserve
NRW	Natural Resources Wales: environmental regulator for Wales replaced Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales on 1st April 2013
NERC	Natural Environment Research
Council SAC	Special Area of Conservation
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest
UKTAG	UKTAG is a partnership of the UK environment and conservation agencies which was set up by the UK wide WFD policy group consisting of UK government administrations. It was created to provide coordinated advice on the science and technical aspects of the European Union's Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
WFD	Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)