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On time-bound commitments to address hundreds of small sewage works in chalk streams that do not remove phosphorus, under the Environment Act, to achieve the 80% reduction in phosphorus load discharge, the phosphorus improvement driver prioritises action for catchments that meet one or more of the following criteria: catchments with water framework directive regulations—phosphorus standard failures; catchments with identified nutrification issues under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations; and catchments where phosphorus targets set by conservation policy advisers are exceeded. That prioritisation ensures targeting to achieve the best environmental outcomes.