Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) - Common implementation strategy for the water framework directive and the floods directive
This guidance has been drafted in response to a mandate from the CIS Working Group on Groundwater. This mandate required the development of a technical document to increase the understanding of the general principles of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and outline the requirements of EU legislation with respect to the application of MAR techniques. The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection of water bodies which inter alia is intended to promote sustainable water use based on a long-term protection of availa