Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) with reclaimed water plays a particular role in water stress mitigation, due to both the large potential benefits achieved in terms of sustainable water resources management as well as the complexity of the planning and implementation. This paper focuses on the role of policy in establishing water quality related legal frameworks that are crucial for MAR development. It analyses and compares the current practice of shaping boundary conditions, particularly in a European context but with some international comparison. The work reports on the legal aspects considered most relevant for MAR in the European Union and summarises issues addressed in aquifer recharge regulations and guidelines. Some potential actions are proposed to develop a suitable guidance framework for further exploitation of MAR benefits.
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September 01 2010
Managed aquifer recharge with reclaimed water: approaches to a European guidance framework
R. Hochstrat;
R. Hochstrat
1University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Ecopreneurship, Gründenstr. 40, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland E-mail: thomas.wintgens@fhnw.ch
2RWTH Aachen University, Aachen Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering, Turmstr. 46, 52056, Aachen, Germany E-mail: rita.hochstrat@avt.rwth-aachen.de; christian.kazner@avt.rwth-aachen.de; thomas.melin@avt.rwth-aachen.de
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T. Wintgens;
1University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Ecopreneurship, Gründenstr. 40, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland E-mail: thomas.wintgens@fhnw.ch
E-mail: thomas.wintgens@fhnw.ch
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C. Kazner;
C. Kazner
2RWTH Aachen University, Aachen Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering, Turmstr. 46, 52056, Aachen, Germany E-mail: rita.hochstrat@avt.rwth-aachen.de; christian.kazner@avt.rwth-aachen.de; thomas.melin@avt.rwth-aachen.de
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P. Jeffrey;
P. Jeffrey
3Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK E-mail: p.j.jeffrey@cranfield.ac.uk
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B. Jefferson;
B. Jefferson
3Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK E-mail: p.j.jeffrey@cranfield.ac.uk
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T. Melin
T. Melin
2RWTH Aachen University, Aachen Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering, Turmstr. 46, 52056, Aachen, Germany E-mail: rita.hochstrat@avt.rwth-aachen.de; christian.kazner@avt.rwth-aachen.de; thomas.melin@avt.rwth-aachen.de
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Water Sci Technol (2010) 62 (6): 1265–1273.
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R. Hochstrat, T. Wintgens, C. Kazner, P. Jeffrey, B. Jefferson, T. Melin; Managed aquifer recharge with reclaimed water: approaches to a European guidance framework. Water Sci Technol 1 September 2010; 62 (6): 1265–1273. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.386
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