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4.3.3        Policies

As stated in the water Blueprint (EC 2012c) there remains a need for a better implementation of water policies and mainstreaming the water policy objectives into other policies. In a report for the European Parliament it is stated that, especially with regard to floodplain restoration, the implementation of measures is hindered by a lack of effective tools to design the most cost-efficient measures (Zandstra, 2015). The delayed floodplain restoration across Europe leads to a cost that can be avoided by better implementation of legislation of over 15 billion Euros per year (Zandstra, 2015).