Restructuring the effluent web in Italy > Policy wider plan #1975

The "Plan for diffuse pollution prevention and restoration of water in the draining basins of the Venice Lagoon" (entered into force in 2000) is aimed at addressing the serious eutrophication issues affecting the Venice Lagoon. The draining basin of the Venice Lagoon is in fact characterized by intensive agriculture, responsible for the discharge of large amounts of nutrients (N and P) into the lagoon. The Veneto Region, through the "Plan for diffuse pollution prevention and restoration of water in the draining basins of the Venice Lagoon" financed measures of re-calibration of riverbeds aimed at the renaturation of the hydraulic web, to increase the time of permanence of water and phytodepuration processes in the draining basin.