Development of Programme of Measures in Maltese Water Catchment District

(EU-Funded Twinning Light Project)

In the context of the implementation of the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Malta Resources Authority (MRA) has launched a project for the development of the programme of measures in the Maltese Water Catchment District. The project focuses on groundwater resources and aims at identifying the least cost option for restoring the status of groundwater resources in line with the requirements of the WFD.

This project is an EU-funded Twinning Light project implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Ecology & Sustainable Development from France, assisted by the International Office for Water. The project started in January 2007 and it will end in June 2007.

  Description of tasks and activities of the Twinning Light project

   List of experts involved in the Twinning Light Project

 

Project News:

Denis Besozzi, water engineer in charge of international relation at the Rhin-Meuse water agency (France), and Pierre Strosser, economist from the International Office for Water team, have visited Malta from February 5 to 9, 2007 as part of the Twinning Light project activities. The main focus of this visit was on issues linked to the water supply and sewage, e.g. today’s pressures on water resources, future trends in water demand and water services (including the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive), possible measures for reducing the pressures from the municipal and tourism sector on groundwater resources.

Alain Verlhac, water engineer in charge of industries at the Loire-Bretagne water agency, Yannick Pochon, water management specialist at the International Office for Water, Jean-Daniel Rinaudo, economist at BRGM and Pierre Strosser, economist from the International Office for Water team, are visiting Malta from February 26 to March 9, 2007 as part of the Twinning Light project activities. Issues investigated during their visit include pressures from industry on water resources, IPPC, potential measures for the industry sector, but also the wider framework for selecting measures building on technical and economic assessments and on a consultation process.