Today, the water councils are organized in similar a way as
previous water organizations in the catchments. The possibility
to create a water council according to the water authorities
proposition enabled a continuation and institutionalization of
the activities in Kävlinge River Project that was in its final
stage. As the KRP, the Kävlinge River water council includes an
agreement between the municipalities securing the funding and
identifying water management activities undertaken. The water
council in Rönne River was established in parallel to the Rönne
River Committee, involving the same individuals in a similar
organizational structure, but with a broadened scope of water
management. According to Interviewees 5 and 6 (Personal Communication)
this could entail both opportunities, in terms of
existing structures for meetings, organization and monitoring,
as well as potential obstacles, associated with the incorporation
of new objectives and inclusion of a broader range of stakeholder
groups in the process. However, in the case of Rönne
River, initially there were no institutional arrangements to secure
funding or commitments to implement mitigation measures.
Lately, new initiatives have occurred in Rönne River Catchment
to better align the scope of the water council with expertise
and resources to implement activities linked to this broadened
scope.