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Budapest 09 October 2013

Budapest 09 October 2013. Austria’s Strategy to cope with Urban and Rural Water Challenges Karl SCHWAIGER karl.schwaiger@lebensministerium.at Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Acting Water Director.

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Budapest 09 October 2013

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  1. Budapest 09 October 2013 Austria’s Strategy to cope with Urban and Rural Water Challenges Karl SCHWAIGER karl.schwaiger@lebensministerium.at Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Acting Water Director

  2. Facts and Figures on Austria (1)

  3. Facts and Figures on Austria (2) Vienna Arableland Mountainousarea Grasslandandforests 2/3 of Austria ismountainous(areaswithindarklines)

  4. Facts and Figures on Austria (3) Meanprecipitation: 1m (from <0.5 mm upto 3m); <4% of resourcesareused ! Vienna

  5. Key challenges(1) comprehensive + sustainable protection of all waters irrespectively of their uses, Provision of high quality drinking water + environ-mental sound disposal of waste water, Flood risk management to reduce damage, Reconcile hydropower generation with river ecology

  6. Ad protection of all waters(1) Based on National Water Act; keygoals • Preventdeterioration of status • Restorewatersto „goodstatus“ „goodstatus“ defined in detailbysecondarylegislation • all uses of water (above insignificance) need permit • Uses have to comply with comprehensive set of secondary legislation (e.g. limit values for waste water)

  7. Ad protection of all waters (2) To ensure nationwide similar application highly qualified and impartial administration needed Key instrumenttoachieve „goodstatus“ areriverbasinmanagmentplans

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