River Rhine Case Study

River Rhine Case Study The Rhine is only 775 miles long but it's a major artery in Europe. It flows through six countries on its way from its source in Switzerland, to the North Sea. It is heavily populated with 50 million people live along its banks in a number of major cities. The Rhineland supports a great deal of industrial plants, and is responsible for 10% of the world's chemical production, as well as a variety of …

…to improve their sewers and build more sewerage plants. ♦ Acceptable levels of pollution were agreed and deadlines and targets set. For example, by the year 2000 90% of sewage had to be treated before entering the river. ♦ The ministers of the Rhine have agreed on an Action Plan on Flood Defence. This commits 12billion (euro) over the next twenty years to reducing the frequency and severity of flooding in the lower reaches of the river.