Deliverables from the REFORM project: http://bit.ly/1eLW4Jm  including

• Measuring success of river restoration actions using end-points and benchmarking
• Hydromoprhology of European Rivers
• Impacts of hydromorphological degradation and disturbed sediment dynamics on ecological status
• Synthesis of interim results for practical application to support the compilation of the 2nd RBMPs
• Valuing the ecosystem services provided by European river corridors – an analytical framework
• Review on ecological response to hydromorphological degradation and restoration
• Review on pressure effects on hydromorphological variables and ecologically relevant processes
• Discussion Paper for Stakeholder Workshop on River Restoration to Support Effective Catchment Management
• Summary report REFORM stakeholder workshop
• Review on eco-hydromorphological methods

One in seven UK rivers currently have unsustainable amounts of water abstracted from them and  are now facing a 50% increase in abstraction if the Water Bill 2013-14 is passed.The bill is having its second reading in parliament today and modifications to abstraction licenses, main river maps and flood insurance for householders will be debated.

Read a message from our Project Manager, find out what happens next to RESTORE  and read a final roundup of news from around Europe. Read our final bulletin here

The EU announced that the latest Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive reveals that nitrates concentrations are slightly decreasing in both surface and groundwater and sustainable agricultural practices are more widespread. Although the overall trend is positive, nitrates pollution and eutrophication – the excess growth of weeds and algae that suffocates life in rivers and seas – are still causing problems in many Member States and further action is needed to bring the waters in the European Union to a good status within a reasonable timescale.