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7.1.     Urban waste water and water quality (10 pp)

7.1.1.      Key messages

• Pollutants in in many of Europe's surface waters have led to detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems and the loss of freshwater flora and fauna.
• Implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, together with comparable non-EU legislation, has led to improvements in wastewater treatment across much of the continent. This has resulted in reduced point discharges of nutrients and organic pollution to freshwater bodies.
• Clear downward trends in water quality determinants related to urban and industrial wastewater are evident in most of Europe's surface waters, although these trends have levelled in recent years.