RIWA-RIJN

The RIWA was established 65 years ago as a joint venture of Dutch water companies that use surface water for the preparation of drinking water. Since 2002, three independent sections have been distinguished within the RIWA for Rijn, Maas and Schelde, united in a dome. Each section represents the drinking water interests in its catchment area: quality development, research, reporting, information and actions... The RIWA-Rijn section cooperates with the German, Swiss and French colleagues in the IAWR, the Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wasserwerke im Rheineinzugsgebiet. This umbrella organization, founded in 1970 by RIWA, ARW (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rhein-Wasserwerke) and AWBR (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wasserwerke Bodensee-Rhein), covers the entire Rhine catchment area... RIWA strives for such a quality of surface water that natural purification is sufficient to prepare impeccable drinking water from it. In line with Article 7 of the Water Framework Directive, this means that the water..

Also known as: RIWA

Primary location: Nieuwegein Netherlands