DESCRIPTION OF THE POLICY INSTRUMENT

Promoting the monitoring of harmful substances and improvements in monitoring.


STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

Implementation has started. (The implementation of one or more planned elements of the measure is underway.)


FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

As part of the preparation or review of a protection plan, the monitoring activities and monitoring obligations of the groundwater area are reviewed. The implementation of the new monitoring programme also takes into account monitoring necessary to produce information for the assessment of groundwater status.


RESPONSIBLE PARTIES

Ministry of the Environment (YM, as the first responsible body), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)


PARTNERS

Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), ELY Centres, water utilities, operators