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Waterway neighborhoods; coordination
The Bavarian Water Neighborhoods were founded to support the municipalities in their task of caring for the water bodies.
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Bürgermeister-Ulrich-Str. 160
86179 Augsburg
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Our streams and rivers are places to live and experience. Of around 100,000 km of waterways, 90,000 km are in the care of local authorities. In order to support them in this task, the Bavarian Water Neighborhoods were founded. They are coordinated by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
In Bavaria, the municipalities and water and soil associations are responsible for maintaining the smaller rivers and streams. Carrying this out in an economically and ecologically compatible manner requires knowledge and experience. The "neighborhood" principle has proven its worth. It means that local experts and managers come together to share their experience and knowledge. The Water Neighborhood Days held at district level offer the opportunity to work together in an interdisciplinary manner to ensure the good condition of smaller bodies of water. Their aim is to
- to provide further technical and legal training for employees in local authorities and associations responsible for the maintenance of smaller water bodies,
- exchange information with each other and utilize the knowledge of everyone in their field
- to gain joint experience in watercourse maintenance and to look for solutions that make ecological and economic sense.
In addition to the municipalities and associations, the watercourse neighborhoods also involve technical and supervisory authorities, engineering offices, environmental and maintenance associations.
Contact at the Bavarian State Office for the Environment:
Werner Rehklau
Tel. (0821) 9071-0
Status: 23.05.2025
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