Protection of drinking water resources from agricultural pressures: Effectiveness of EU regulations in the context of local realities

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dc.contributor.authorWuijts, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorClaessens, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorFarrow, Luke
dc.contributor.authorDoody, Donnacha
dc.contributor.authorKlages, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorChristophoridis, Chris
dc.contributor.authorCvejic, Rozalija
dc.contributor.authorGlavan, Matjaz
dc.contributor.authorNesheim, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorPlatjouw, Proukje
dc.contributor.authorWright, Isobel
dc.contributor.authorRowbottom, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorGraversgaard, Morten
dc.contributor.authorvan den Brink, Cors
dc.contributor.authorLeitao, Ines
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorBoekhold, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-26T09:44:15Z
dc.date.available2021-03-26T09:44:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-15
dc.descriptionPublication history: Accepted - 22 February 2021; Published online - 15 March 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractOver the last decades, nutrients and pesticides have proved to be a major source of the pollution of drinking water resources in Europe. Extensive legislation has been developed by the EU to protect drinking water resources from agricultural pollution, but the achievement of water quality objectives is still an ongoing challenge throughout Europe. The study aims to identify lessons that can be learnt about the coherence and consistency of the application of EU regulations, and their effects at the local level, using qualitative expert data for 13 local to regional governance arrangements in 11 different European countries. The results show that the complexities and inconsistencies of European legislation drawn up to protect drinking water resources from agricultural pollution come forward most explicitly at local level where cross-sectoral measures have to be taken and effects monitored. At this local level, rather than facilitate, they hamper efforts to achieve water quality objectives. The upcoming revision of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) should strengthen the links between the different directives and how they could be applied at local level. In addition, a more facilitated cross-sectoral approach should be adopted to improve stakeholder networks, between institutional levels and hydrological scales, to attain policy objectives at local level.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was carried out under the H2020 Fairway project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 727984en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/220
dc.identifier.citationWuijts, S., Claessens, J., Farrow, L., Doody, D. G., Klages, S., Christophoridis, C., Cvejić, R., Glavan, M., Nesheim, I., Platjouw, F., Wright, I., Rowbottom, J., Graversgaard, M., van den Brink, C., Leitão, I., Ferreira, A. and Boekhold, S. (2021) ‘Protection of drinking water resources from agricultural pressures: Effectiveness of EU regulations in the context of local realities’, Journal of Environmental Management. Elsevier BV, 287, p. 112270. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112270en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-4797
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112270
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND licenseen_US
dc.subjectDrinking water resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNitrateen_US
dc.subjectPesticidesen_US
dc.subjectWater framework directiveen_US
dc.subjectMulti actor platformen_US
dc.subjectLocal governanceen_US
dc.titleProtection of drinking water resources from agricultural pressures: Effectiveness of EU regulations in the context of local realitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-02-22
dcterms.dateSubmitted2020-10-13

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