16th Conference of Rhine Ministers in Amsterdam
February 13th, 2020The 16th Conference of Rhine Ministers will take place in Amsterdam on 13th February 2020. It is a follow-up on the Basel Conference in 2013. The conference will be chaired by the Dutch Environment Minister, Van Nieuwenhuizen. The environment ministers of the eight Rhine riparian states and the European Union have been invited. The European … Continue reading “16th Conference of Rhine Ministers in Amsterdam”
New RIWA-Rijn publication: ‘Our Rhine water’
February 3rd, 2020This latest RIWA-Rijn magazine ‘Our Rhine water’ is a special edition on the occasion of the Rhine Ministers conference on 13 Februari 2020 in Amsterdam. In this magazine, we want to inform you about recent developments which are important for drinking water companies which use the Rhine as a source for the production of drinking … Continue reading “New RIWA-Rijn publication: ‘Our Rhine water’”
New RIWA-Rijn report: is the level of purification treatment decreasing?
January 14th, 2020We have published a new report: ‘Removal requirement and purification effort for the Dutch Rhine water from 2000-2018’ Water Framework Directive (WFD) Article 7.3 states: “Member States shall ensure the necessary protection for the bodies of water identified with the aim of avoiding deterioration in their quality in order to reduce the level of purification … Continue reading “New RIWA-Rijn report: is the level of purification treatment decreasing?”