Website: Water information system for Europe (WISE)

WISE (Water Information System for Europe) is a new interactive Internet tool that informs Europe’s citizens about water quality and EU water policy. It was jointly released by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) on 23 March 2007 at the European Water Conference 2007 in Brussels.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Press Release: IP/07/388 (22.3.07) Water Policy: Member States must do more to achieve good water quality http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/388&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Environment: Policies: Water: European Water Conference 2007 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/2007conference/index_en.htm

European Environment Agency: Press Room: Highlights, 22.3.07 http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/new-water-information-system-for-europe-wise-unveiled

European Environment Agency: Highlights, 2.6.08 http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/check-last-year2019s-water-quality-in-your-favourite-bathing-spot

European Environment Agency: Themes: Water: Status and monitoring: State of bathing water http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/status-and-monitoring/state-of-bathing-water

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/834 (2.6.08) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/834&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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