Term

coastal waters

Term

(1) The waters outside the low-water line or the outer limit of an estuary. (2) Surface water on the landward side of a line, every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the seaward side from the nearest point of the baseline from which the breadth of territorial waters is measured, extending where appropriate up to the outer limit of transitional waters.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

Context:

Comment

Definition source publication

1) Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment. 2) Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (Water Framework Directive).

Publication year

1991

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

Organisation full name

1) Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment

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