In Europe, the development of water reuse is being driven by the need for alternative
resources together, in most cases, with the need to protect receiving water bodies and
increasingly stringent quality rules for discharged wastewater. Water reuse is growing
steadily in densely populated Northern European countries like Belgium, England and
Germany, and more rapidly in tourist coastal areas and on islands in Western and Southern
Europe. There are many good examples of integrated resource management with water
reuse on islands off France (Noirmoutier, Porquerolles), Spain (Balearic and Canary
islands) and Italy (Sardinia, Sicily).