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6.3.    Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems (GWDTE)

For a Groundwater body to be of good status there should be no significant damage to a terrestrial ecosystem that depends on groundwater. From the groundwater bodies that were analyzed in this respect it was found that:

• From one third of the RBDs (45 of 135) groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems were reported.
• In one third (35) of the 119 RBDs which were assessed in detail, groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems were reported. In 19 RBMPs the needs of the Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems were reported to be considered within the status assessment, and in 11 RBMPs it was not explicitly reported that their needs were to be considered.
• About 71% of the assessed RBDs (84 of 119) considered Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems in the status assessment, although only 20% (21 RBDs) reported Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems.
• Damage to Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems as reason for poor groundwater quantitative status was reported by nine of the 119 RBDs which were assessed in detail.