Italy

 The Commissions assessment of the Italian River Basin management plans is now available here :

• SWD(2012)379 Volume 17/30 - English  version
• SWD(2012)379 Volume 17/30 -  informal Italian language version

Italy has 8 river basin districts, out of which 2 are international sharing water courses with France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the north and Slovenia to the east.

No central webpage is available to provide information on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. 

Italy  reported its  River Basin Management Plans  to the Commission in March 2012, as adopted by the RBD  institutional committees.

Each of the 8 river basin districts consists of more than 1 region. Italy carried out a consultation process first on regional water protection plans (piani di tutela delle acque). This process was followed by the consultation on the River Basin Management Plans on river basin district level (piani di gestione).

Consultation on some of the regional water protection plans (piani die tutela delle acque) have been completed. Read more about the regional water protection plans, which are currently available, and their consultation on the specific pages of the relevant regions:

• Basilicata

• Emilia Romagna

• Lazio

• Liguria

• Lombardia

• Marche

• Piemonte

• Sardegna

• Toscana

• Trento

• Umbria

• Valle d'Aosta

• Veneto

Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plans have closed:

• Eastern Alps

• Po

• Northern Appenines

• Central Appenines

• Southern Appenines

• Sardinia

• Sicily

• Pilot RBD Serchio