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19-669: The reservoir was formed by the damming of the Eye Brook . It was built between 1937 and 1940 by Stewarts & Lloyds (supervised by Geoffrey Binnie of Binnie & Partners) to supply water to its Corby steel works. During the Second World War it was used in May 1943 as a practice site for the Dambuster raids, standing in for the Möhne Reservoir ; a plaque commemorates this. The reservoir

38-438: A public footpath which runs along part of the eastern side. Eyebrook Reservoir is a popular trout fishing venue. The reservoir is regularly stocked with triploid rainbow trout and is home to a native brown trout population. Fly fishing for pike also takes place at the reservoir. 52°33′06″N 0°44′29″W  /  52.55167°N 0.74139°W  / 52.55167; -0.74139 Eye Brook The Eye Brook

57-521: A report by English Nature considered the river to be one of the most "natural" in the county having experienced very little human intervention. The river holds a variety of fish species, including roach, dace and chub. Wild brown trout spawn in the lower reaches. The Eye Brook Community Heritage Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery , documents the evolution of land use within the Brook's catchment,

76-681: Is a watercourse in the East Midlands of England and a tributary of the River Welland . It is around 18 miles (29 km) long. The Eye Brook rises between Tilton on the Hill and Skeffington in Leicestershire and flows east through a narrow valley towards East Norton . Near where it crosses the A47 , it starts to form the county boundary between Leicestershire and Rutland , with Belton-in-Rutland to

95-442: Is an important site for wintering wildfowl, such as wigeon, teal, mallard and pochard. Other habitats are marsh, mudflats, grassland, broad-leaved woodland and plantations. Other species reported from the reservoir include osprey , smew , dunlin and European golden plover . In passage periods scarcer species can be attracted to the reservoir's shores and these regularly include curlew sandpiper , ruff and spotted redshank among

114-602: The Aarhus Convention . On 26 October 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for amendment of the WFD as well as the 2006 Groundwater Directive (GWD), and the 2008 Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD). The proposal aims to align the directives with the 2020 European Green Deal by updating lists of pollutants, updating quality standards, improving assessment of combination effects and ensuring that

133-471: The Water Framework Directive , having shown a significant decline in ecological condition since 2013. Reasons for this include the effect of poor livestock management and treated sewage effluent on plant life and the presence of the invasive Signal crayfish . Water Framework Directive The Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC is an EU directive to establish a framework for

152-612: The Commission considered the efforts of Irish authorities as unsatisfactory and referred Ireland to the Court of Justice . The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 updated the 2003 framework in England and Wales, with separate regulations applying to Scotland and Northern Ireland . Before the UK joined what was then the "Common Market", water body management

171-449: The EU. The ecological and chemical status of surface waters are assessed according to the following criteria: The Water Framework Directive stipulates that groundwater must achieve "good quantitative status" and "good chemical status" by 2015. Groundwater bodies are classified as either "good" or "poor". Ecological quality ratios are used to determine the water quality status, representing

190-693: The Ebro River to the south-east of Spain with the construction of 120 dams. In October 2007, the European Commission formally notified Ireland that their initial adoption of legislation was insufficient, followed by a reasoned opinion in November 2011. Ireland adopted amended legislation in 2009, 2010 and 2014, although shortcomings were identified in authorization and registration controls for water abstraction , impoundment and hydromorphology changes, such as dams . Despite new legislation in June and December 2022,

209-404: The expected waders. Vagrants which have occurred include seabirds such a Leach's petrel and Northern gannet , as well as squacco heron , black-crowned night heron American wigeon , black-winged pratincole , killdeer and a variety of other species, mostly associated with wetlands. There is no public access to the reservoir, which is reserved for a trout fishery, but it can be viewed from

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228-541: The legal framework of the directives can swiftly align with scientific findings. The Water Framework Directive defines river basin districts as the main unit for management of river basins. These areas have been designated, not according to administrative or political boundaries, but rather according to the river basin (the spatial catchment area of the river) as a natural geographical and hydrological unit. As rivers often cross national borders, representatives from several Member States have to co-operate and work together for

247-506: The management and use of natural resources associated with it, and the underlying ecology. The Eye Brook catchment is also the location of The Allerton Project, a research and demonstration farm run by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust investigating the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment. In 2016, the overall classification of the Eye Brook was "Poor" under

266-530: The management of the basin (so-called transboundary basins). They are managed according to River Basin Management Plans , which should provide a clear indication of how the objectives set for the river basin are to be reached within the required timescale. Lists of priority substances and pollutants are reviewed every six years. To facilitate data recording, each stretch of water is given a "Water Framework Directive ID" ("WFDID" or "Waterbody ID"). For example,

285-519: The north, and Allexton to the south. It then proceeds south-eastwards, passing the village of Stockerston . Between Stoke Dry and Caldecott it has been dammed to form the Eyebrook Reservoir . Shortly after the reservoir outfall, it joins the River Welland (here forming the border with Northamptonshire ). Much of the land surrounding the area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and

304-582: The protection of all water bodies (including marine waters up to one nautical mile from shore) by 2015. The WFD establishes a programme and timetable for Member States to set up River Basin Management Plans by 2009. The Directive's aim for "good status" for all water bodies will not be achieved, with 47% of EU water bodies covered by the Directive failing to achieve the aim. The Directive aims for "good status" for all ground and surface waters (rivers, lakes, transitional waters , and coastal waters) in

323-433: The relationship between measured biological values observed in water bodies, against the relevant reference conditions. A quality ratio of one represents high ecological status, while zero represents bad ecological status. Article 14 of the directive requires member states "to encourage the active involvement of interested parties" in the implementation of the directive. This is generally acknowledged to be an assimilation of

342-719: The stretch of the River Tame , in the West Midlands of England, from the River Blythe to River Anker is designated as GB104028046440. The Ebro River Transfer, a project from the Spanish National Hydrological Plan of 2001 was highly criticised as being contrary to the principles of the EU Water Framework Directive, and later put on hold. The project planned to transfer huge amounts of water from

361-815: Was organised by river basins; first by the River Boards , then the River Authorities , then the Water Authorities and finally the Environment Agency in England, Natural Resources Wales in Wales and SEPA in Scotland. This is a long tradition of river basin management which the UK will retain in its approach to the spatial management of river basins. Each River Basin District (RBD) will continue to be required to produce

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