Acknowledgements

This report was written and compiled by: European Topic Centre Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters (ETC ICM): Eleftheria Kampa and Gerardo Anzaldúa (Ecologic Institute), Sindre Langaas (NIVA). European Environment Agency (EEA): Peter Kristensen

Further contributions were received from: Ursula Schmetdje (UBA), Stéphane Isoard (EEA), Birgit Georgi (EEA), Marie Cugny-Seguin (EEA).

The report team also wishes to thank the many further experts providing input on specific city case studies for the development of this report, in particular:

Podutik: Tjasa Griessler Bulc (University of Ljubljana), Aleksandra Krivograd Klemenčič (University of Ljubljana), Marjana Jankovič (Lubljana City Administration),Sabina Popit (Lubljana City Administration),Nataša Jazbinšek Seršen (Lubljana City Administration).

Nijmegen: Yvette Pas (Municipality of Nijmegen), Johan Roerink (Aeropicture).

Guadiana: Fernando Aranda Gutiérrez (Guadiana River Basin Authority), Nicolás Cifuentes y de la Cerra (Guadiana River Basin Authority), María del Carmen Molina (TRAGSA).

Łódź: Wojciech Wawryn (City Office Łódź), Anita Waack-Zając (City Office Łódź),  Iwona Wagner (University of Łódź).

Vienna: Thomas Ofenböck (Vienna City Administration)

Mayesbrook: Judy England (Environment Agency), Lucy Shuker (Environment Agency), Rebecca Oshea (Environment Agency)

Quaggy: Dave Webb (Environment Agency), Judy England (Environment Agency)

Ülemiste: Kristel Panksep (Estonian University of Life Sciences), Sven Miller (AS Tallinna Vesi)

Oslo: Tharan Fergus (Oslo municipality, Water and sewage works)

Stockholm: Juha Salonsaari (City of Stockholm)

Isar: Stephan Kirner (Wasserwirtschaftsamt München)

Luppe: Mathias Scholz (UFZ), Torsten Wilke (Leipzig City Administration), Jens Riedel (Leipzig City Administration)

Yzeron: Stéphane Guérin (SAGYRC)

Dyle: Ivo Terrens (Flanders Environment Agency), Annelies Haesevoets (Flanders Environment Agency)

Aarhus: Claus Møller Pedersen (Aarhus Water), Inge H. Jensen (Aarhus Water)

Bucharest: Epsica Chiru (Apa Nova Bucureşti), Ovidiu Gabor (Apa Nova Bucureşti), Radu State (Apa Nova Bucureşti), Anne-Cécile Roussel (Apa Nova Bucureşti), Doina Catrinoiu (Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, National Environmental Protection Agency).