June 18, 2009
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter June 18, 2009 |
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Bathing water quality improving in the EU
The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency reveals that the large majority of bathing sites across the European Union met EU hygiene standards in 2008. During that bathing season some 96 % of coastal bathing areas and 92 % of bathing sites in rivers and lakes complied with minimum standards. The report provides useful water quality information for the millions of people who visit Europe`s beaches every summer. Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas said: `High quality bathing water is essential for the well-being of European ... |
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Transnational projects from North Sea region
Coastal protection also is one of the central topics at the acqua alta from 10 to 12 November at the CCH-Congress Center Hamburg. At the International Conference and Exhibition on the consequences of climate Change and flood protection, experts from Germany and abroad will be presenting developments and projects. The storm tides in the North Sea might be another 1.1 metres higher than today by the end of this century due to the climate change. This is the scenario that the Institute for Coastal Research at the research centre GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht presents in its latest report on ... |
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