Open AccessEVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK IN ASSESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER BODIES TO ROAD RUNOFF
Author(s) -
T. Martins,
T. E. Leitão,
Lian Lundy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2029-7092
DOI - 10.3846/enviro.2020.764
Subject(s) - water framework directive , surface runoff , surface water , groundwater , legislation , legislature , environmental science , vulnerability (computing) , environmental planning , water resources , flowchart , directive , environmental resource management , european union , water resource management , vulnerability assessment , business , computer science , environmental engineering , engineering , water quality , systems engineering , computer security , geotechnical engineering , political science , law , psychology , ecology , psychological resilience , psychotherapist , biology , programming language , economic policy
This article presents an overview of the current European practices with regards to protecting surface water and groundwater bodies, in what concerns the application of legislation to protect water resources and to evaluate the vulnerability of water bodies to traffic related activities. This is achieved through the application of the EU Water Framework Directive and all Directives containing procedures to identify pressures affecting the state of water and environment, and the establishment of measures to ensure that all surface water and groundwater bodies achieve good status. A flowchart has been constructed to assist the assessment of the environmental legal constraints related to a road project. A combination of layers was integrated in GIS environment to address legislative needs and constraints, as well as the need to implement a risk assessment analysis of road runoff impact to surface and groundwater bodies.