Freshwater such as lakes and rivers have determined the location of habitation through out history. Witness all the great cities: Rome and Cairo to name but two are built on rivers: The Tiber and the Nile. The reason was the in history freshwater was important for drinking water, food, transport and a disposal route for waste. The fish obtained from the rivers was an important source of protein for the peoples living nearby. Now in …showed first 75 words of 1484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1484 total…know where their water supply comes from and what people perceive as valuable bits of the river system. Dependence on catchments management. River are at the bottom of the catchments area, so what ever goes on in the catchments area affect the river. The EU tried to legislate for this by introducing directive 2000/60/EC 23 October 2000. This is a 37 page document that aims to: establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.