River restoration is an increasing practice in terms of number of projects and investment and it will be a challenge in next decades while the Water Framework Directive is being implemented (2000/60/EC). Therefore, it is essential the assumption of some principles as minimum requirements in order to achieve success. We have developed a methodology focused on the evaluation of those projects in ...

Hydromorphological deficits are of real concern regarding the goals of the European Water Framework Directive to reach a good ecological status. The effects of measures that change the morphological structure of a river is hard to predict. Existing methods to simulate this process in a traditional numerical model can not be applied to whole river systems. Using a rule-based modelling concept to...

The implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD) forms the background of the WAgriCoproject (Water Resources Management in Cooperation with Agriculture). WagriCo concentrates on the development of nitrogen management options adapted to hydrological and agro-economic site conditions and at demonstrating new participation approaches and technologies suitable for settingup programme...

Groundwater recharge estimates are required for the management of river basin districts under the new Water Framework Directive. Different recharge estimation techniques are described in this paper according to the following categories: inflow estimation, aquifer response analysis, outflow estimation and catchment water balance. Examples of their application in Ireland are provided. All estimat...

The monitoring of water bodies is an essential element of the European Water Framework Directive passed in the year 2000. The BOOT-Monitoring project establishes an integrated approach utilizing data acquired by a measurement system mounted on a boat and the results of the analysis of remote sensing data to facilitate a comprehensive evaluation of the hydromorphological quality of smalland medi...

Using paleolimnological techniques, I have studied surface-water acidification and the effects of liming in Swedish lakes on a decadal to millennial time-scale. The overall objective was to contribute to the discussion on the fulfilment of goals within the Swedish liming program. One of the main goals of this program is to restore lakes to natural or nearly natural conditions, i.e. to a referen...