For a better user experience please update your browser or use Chrome or Firefox browser.
Utilities
Publication detail
HomeGuidance document on the application of water balances for supporting the implementation of the WFD
Final : version 6.1 – 18/05/2015
Guidance document on the application of water balances for supporting the implementation of the WFD
Final : version 6.1 – 18/05/2015
Publication metadata
The main objective of this guidance is to support the development and use of water balances at the river basin and/or catchment scales in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation, as pre-requisite to sound and sustainable quantitative management of water resources. A water balance is based on mass conservation. It reflects that the rate of change in water stored in a hydrological unit (e.g. catchment) is balanced by the rate at which water flows in and out of the unit. In the medium term, the application of water balances will support: integrated water resources management and decision-making at different scales; a critical review of current water allocation mechanisms between and within water use sectors; the definition of policy (water quantity) targets; and the drafting and adoption of measures that account for the (quantitative) sustainability of water resources. In the medium term, the initiative will contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the WFD and will deliver wider socio-economic benefits.
- Published:
- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission)
- Themes: Environment policy and protection of the environment , Environmental regulations
- Subject: directive (EU) , environmental monitoring , EU environmental policy , research report , user guide , water management , watercourse
|
PDF
|
|||
| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-52021-1 | DOI 10.2779/352735 | Catalogue number KH-01-15-728-EN-N |
- Released on EU Publications:
Document viewer
Note:
The publication cannot be displayed in the document viewer. Open web version
You may access it from: Download and languages