Effects of Reductions in Organic and Nutrient Loading on Bird Populations in Estuaries and Coastal Waters of England and Wales - Interim Report March 2001

This interim report presents a literature review of the effects of waste water discharges on coastal waterbird populations and the potential impacts upon them of the European Community's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and Bathing Water Directive (BWD).

It also summaries data collected to date concerning coastal water bird numbers, particularly within Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and water quality data within these areas.