LIFE GOODWATER IP "Implementation of River Basin Management Plans of Latvia towards Good Surface Water Status" (No. LIFE18 IPE/LV/000014) Source of funding LIFE Project website https://www.goodwater.lv/en/ Project leader Ainis Lagzdiņš Duration 2020-2027 Budget 14 568 050 Project description The overall aim of LIFE GoodWater IP is to improve the status of water bodies at risk in Latvia by means of the full implementation of the measures laid down in the Daugava, Gauja, Lielupe and Venta River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs). The specific objectives of LIFE GoodWater IP are to: 1)reduce the pollution of water bodies at risk caused by urban wastewater and to diminish the loads of nutrients brought in by wastewater discharges and accumulated in water bodies at risk; 2)reduce the runoff of nutrients and other pollutants from agricultural and forestry lands, especially in the winter period, in order to reduce eutrophication and diffuse pollution of water bodies at risk, with a special focus on reduction of phosphorus inputs; 3)reduce or mitigate the effects of hydrological and morphological alterations of water bodies at risk, including those caused by renovation and reconstruction of land drainage systems; 4)improve river basin management planning and its implementation mechanisms by strategically planned capacity building actions, and addressing the gaps in monitoring system of water bodies at risk to ensure a more efficient implementation of RBMPs in further planning cycles; 5)increase the awareness of various stakeholders and to promote their involvement in the implementation of the RBMPs; and 6)provide support to respective authorities for improvements of respective legislative and regulatory documents and policies. In addition to the IP budget itself, the project will facilitate the coordinated use of 100 000 000 EUR of complementary funding from EAFRD, CF, ERDF, Norwegian Financial mechanism and other public and private funds. Project partners The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of LatviaThe Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of LatviaState Limited Liability Company “Real Estates of Ministry of Agriculture’’JSC 'Latvia’s State Forests'Latvia University of Life Sciences and TechnologiesLatvian State Forest Research Institute 'Silava” University of LatviaInstitute of Food Safety, animal health and environment BIOREngure Country CouncilLimited liability company 'Jelgavas novada KU'Latvia Water and Waste Water works AssociationNGO Farmer's ParliamentWorld Wide Fund LatviaLatvian Fund for NatureAssociation “Baltic Coasts”Baltic Environmental ForumLatvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre 'Centr of Processes' Analysus and Research, LTD
