Consideration of water quality in RBMPs is therefore one cycle ahead of flooding. Clearly it would be more effective if both were considered together, and, in future, so as to promote integrated water management, the Floods Directive foresees close coordination with the WFD, even, where possible, developing combined management plans. As well as status, water quality is highly dependent on Row regime, and the potential changes to water quality resulting from hydromorphological alterations are not always well understood.