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This list is just a snapshot; it is neither an exhaustive nor a complete overview of planned water infrastructure projects in Europe. Many of the projects are being discussed between governments, local administrations, different user groups, and industrial and environmental organisations. The new projects may conflict with the WFD objectives of achieving good ecological status/potential. Article 4.7 of the WFD requires that all practicable steps are taken to mitigate the adverse impacts of new infrastructures on the status of water bodies and that the projects should have overriding public/societal interest and/or benefits to the environment and society (EC, 2006).