Statistical data set

ENV-16 Harmonised Monitoring Scheme datasets

Additional annual datasets on river water quality.

Additional data sets on river water quality in Great Britain collected by the Environment Agency under the Harmonised Monitoring Scheme. This provides information about nutrient and heavy metal loads entering the marine environment and contributes to our commitment to report figures to the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the North Atlantic. Full details available at:

The full dataset will be available from the Environment Agency . From November 2013

Release statement - Following a review by Defra and the Environment Agency on reducing the monitoring programme where it is not required under the present regulatory regime, it has been decided that the monitoring under the Harmonised Monitoring Scheme will be discontinued. For further information please contact enviro.statistics Inbox.

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Updates to this page

Published 29 November 2012
Last updated 15 October 2014 show all updates
  1. Additional water quality datasets 1980 to 2013 published

  2. end of consultation period

  3. Intention to review the Harmonised Monitoring Scheme with an aim to reducing monitoring regime.

  4. datasets updated for 2012

  5. updated text to reflect link to OSPAR convention

  6. First published.