It's all EU water now.

Look at Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy". Oh! and by the way, it is European Union water now and apparently has been for some time.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0060:EN:NOT WHICH ALSO READS "(10) The Council on 25 June 1996, the Committee of the Regions on 19 September 1996, the Economic and Social Committee on 26 September 1996, and the European Parliament on 23 October 1996 all requested the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for a European water policy.".

From Directive L. 288/27 6.11.2007, at point (5) reads. "The Commission Communication of 12 July 2004 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee of the regions, 'Flood Risk Management. Flood prevention, protection and mitigation sets out its analysis and approach to managing flood risks at Community level, and states that concerted and coordinated action at Community level would bring considerable added value and improve the overall level of flood protection."

http://order-order.com/2014/02/10/the-whole-house-is-implicated-in-the-failure-of-the-environment-agency/#comments

Anne.