RIWA: Target 30% less discharges into the Rhine still out of reach
September 4th, 2022RIWA-Rijn is pleading for additional efforts to achieve the 30% reduction target for emissions into the Rhine by 2040, now that it is clear that, for 41% of the substances, achieving this objective is not feasible. In 2021, again several dozens of substances were detected in the Rhine in concentrations exceeding the targets set in … Continue reading “RIWA: Target 30% less discharges into the Rhine still out of reach”
‘Annual Report 2020 The Rhine’ now also available in English
October 11th, 2021The latest RIWA-Rijn Annual Report appeared on 6 September in the well-known Dutch and German versions. But on the occasion of our 70th anniversary we have for the first time in a long time also published an English version for all our English speaking colleagues and contacts in Europe and the rest of the world … Continue reading “‘Annual Report 2020 The Rhine’ now also available in English”
After 70 years of RIWA, protecting the Rhine and Meuse remains essential
June 15th, 2021On 15 June 2021, the RIWA Association of River Water Companies will reach its 70th anniversary. On that date in 1951 the directors of “four large river water companies in the Netherlands” met for the first time. The aim was “to study together the problem of the pollution of the Rhine and to advise the … Continue reading “After 70 years of RIWA, protecting the Rhine and Meuse remains essential”