water management directive Articles
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Arguments for involving the public in water management: evidence from local and regional water plans in the Netherlands
Public participation has become increasingly important in the water sector. However, the question remains as to what exactly is meant by participation. This paper explores the different ways that participation is understood in local and regional water plans and visions in the Dutch water sector. Partly driven by the key role played by participatory water management under the European Water ...
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Emission standards versus immission standards for assessing the impact of urban drainage on ephemeral receiving water bodies
In the past, emission standard indicators have been adopted by environmental regulation authorities in order to preserve the quality of a receiving water body. Such indicators are based on the frequency or magnitude of a polluted discharge that may be continuous or intermittent. In order to properly maintain the quality of receiving waters, the Water Framework Directive, following the basic ideas ...
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Recent changes in patterns of western Canadian river flow and association with climatic drivers
Climatic variability and change can have profound impacts on the hydrologic regime of a watershed, especially in regions that are sensitive to changes in climate, such as the northern latitudes and alpine-fed regions of western Canada. Quantifying historical spatial and temporal changes in hydrological data can provide useful information as to how water resources are affected by climatic and ...
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Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive: procedures and a simple model for the identification of the most cost-effective measures in eutrophicated catchments
According to the European Water Framework Directive (WFD), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) should be used for measuring the cost and the environmental effectiveness of a measure in water quality management. The purpose of this paper is to argue that, beyond the calculation of the cost efficiency of the measures, additional information related to the cost and the environmental characteristics is ...
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Towards an effective protection of groundwater resources: putting policy into practice with the drinking water protection file
Groundwater in the Netherlands is a major resource for drinking water. As such it must be carefully monitored and managed. Evaluation of the European Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD) showed that protection of this valuable resource needs improvement. The Drinking Water Protection File identifies necessary measures needed per water abstraction site. The Protection File is part of the Dutch ...
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Modeling the stream water Nitrate dynamics in a 60,000-km2 European catchment, the Garonne, Southwest France
The spatial and temporal dynamics in the stream water NO3–N concentrations in a major European river-system, the Garonne (62,700 km2), are described and related to variations in climate, land management, and effluent point-sources using multivariate statistics. Building on this, the Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning (HBV) rainfall-runoff model and the Integrated Catchment Model of ...
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Implementing the EU Water Framework Directive in Hungary: a pilot project in the Upper-Tisza region
As a new member of the European Union, Hungary is obliged to adopt the Water Framewok Directive and develop river basin management plans at various levels. To prepare the planning process, a pilot project was conducted, with a focus on the Upper Tisza region, in which the involvement of a multidisciplinary expert group was combined with the participation of local stakeholders. Tools of public ...
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IntegTa : a procedure for integrative management of dammed raw water reservoirs for drinking water production and their lower reachesDammed water reservoirs for drinking water production with their catchment areas and rivers downstream represent dynamic systems that change constantly and are subject to many influences. An optimized management considering and weighing up the various demands on raw water reservoirs (long-term storage for drinking water supply, flood control, ecological state of the rivers downstream, energy ...
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Water Quality Standards in Australia
The National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS) is the body through which water quality standards are developed in Australia. NWQMS provides an approach to water quality management that is agreed on nationally. It implements aspects such as adapting the guideline to suit local conditions, utilizing current scientific information to influence policy and decision-making, sharing information ...
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Water and Menta Health: The Psychological Benefits of Access to Safe and Clean Water
Water plays a crucial role in human survival and wellbeing. Its significance extends beyond physical health and hydration, with increasing evidence supporting the positive impact of access to safe and clean water on mental health. The mind-body connection is a fundamental principle in understanding mental health. This connection highlights the interplay between our physical state and our ...
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EEA Annual Work Programme 2015
EEA MISSION AND GOALS In line with its Multiannual Work Programme 2014-2018 (MAWP), the EEA, according to its mission, aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvements in Europe’s environment, through the provision of relevant, reliable, timely, and targeted information to policy-making agents and the public. The EEA operates in a complex ...
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The History of Water Distribution and Treatment
Introduction Ancient water distribution and treatment methods originated millennia before principles of modern hydraulic design, such as conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, were even put to thought [1]. Spending most of human history as hunters and gatherers, only in the last 10,000 years did civilizations develop more sophisticated means of agriculture-use and, in turn, water ...
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