Water
Leading Region
ARAGON (Spain)
Partners
Basque Country (Spain)
Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Walloon region (Belgium)
North Brabant (Netherlands)
Scotland (UK)
Azores (Portugal)
Romania (Somes-Tisa, Arges-Vedea watersheds)
Hungary (Danube river basin)
Limburg (Netherlands)
North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Catalonia (Spain)
Andalucia (Spain)
Hesse (Germany)
Corsica (France)
Maramures (Romania)
North Holland (Netherlands)
Central Denmark
Central Macedonia
Häme (Finland)
Themes
- Integrated River Basin Management
- Water Quality Management
- Application of the Water Framework Directive
- Application of the Flood Directive
- Water Scarcity and Drought management
Activities
Work programme 2006-2008
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Results :
Work programme 2008-2010
- Project lead by the Basque Country and Aragon (Spain). Survey on ground water quality:
" Experiences of European regions in relation to Directive 2006/118/EC-Protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration".
Theme : the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration
- groundwater bodies at risk
- nitrate polluted basin aquifers
- pesticides
- ground water and drinking water
- monitoring of contaminated water
- Results :
These results will be published and are thought to be sent to DG Environment, EEA and other European institutions.
Next events
Within the groundwater quality project, a workshop will be organized in Zaragoza (Aragon), in which the project partners can present and share their experiences in relation to Directive 2006/118.
Date: Autumn 2010.
Previous highlights
10-11. June 2010: 9th ENCORE Conference, Olsztyn, Warmia and Mazury (Poland). WG meeting and presentation of results 2008-2010.
February 2010: final approval of the INTERREG IVC project called "WATER CoRe", in which 7 partner regions participate: Hesse (Germany, leader), Aragon (Spain), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), North Brabant (Netherlands), Hérault (Languedoc-Roussillon, France), and Hungrian and Romanian institutions .
26-27. June 2008: 8th ENCORE Conference, Zaragoza, Aragon (Spain). WG meeting and presentation of results 2006-2008.
25-26. October 2007: Water Scarcity and Drought Workshop, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Contact
E-mail: nvera@sodemasa.com