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Transitional and coastal waters

Four Member States (UK, France, Spain and Italy) have identified transitional water bodies being affected by water abstraction in the river basin district; accounting for 12 % of the transitional water bodies in these Member States. High water abstraction or water storage in the river basin district may markedly reduce the freshwater inflow, in particular in summer, and the dilution of pollutant discharges.