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SURVEY ON PROTECTION OF WATER CATCHMENT AREAS IN EUROPE

With the support of the French Agency for Biodiversity1, and in partnership with the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), the International Office for Water2 intends to put on line a web portal3 dedicated to the best practices implemented in the European Union regarding drinking water catchments protection and fight against diffuse pollution in these areas.

This portal intends to stimulate a better networking between stakeholders involved in this activity, centralize best practices, and disseminate resources (data, documentation…) with the objective to create an efficient community of European actors.

In France, drinking water catchments are protected against diffuse pollution thanks to actions engaged in the whole catchment area and within a very precise legal framework.

To provide different and attractive approaches, we would like to collect examples of operations of drinking water catchment protection (fight against diffuse pollution) in the other EU Member-States.

During the next "Europe-INBO 2017" International Conference in Dublin from 20 to 23 September 20174, a presentation of these "success stories" will be made.  Locally engaged people are welcomed to participate in this European event.

For any questions concerning this survey: s.barreau@oieau.fr.

You will need approximately 15 minutes to reply to this survey.

 

1 http://www.gouvernement.fr/en/a-biodiversity-agency-for-a-new-relationship-between-humankind-and-nature

2 The objective of International Office for Water is to gather public and private partners involved in water resources management and protection in France, Europe and over the world.

3 https://aires-captages.fr/

4 http://www.riob.org/inbo/agenda/article/europe-inbo-2017