In KRC, a water council was established in 2010, initiated by
municipal representatives from the Kävlinge River Project which
was incorporated in the water council later on (Interviewee 3,
Personal Communication) A broad range of stakeholder groups
were invited to discuss, make suggestions for and take part in
the new water council. As shown in Table 2, the organization
of the water council includes a board consisting of politicians
from all municipalities, industries, land owners, NGOs, and Southern
Sweden Water Supply; an advisory committee represented
by municipal officials; and different working groups. The water
council is based on a collaboration contract between the municipalities,
which finance a secretariat (1.75% full-time employments) at
Lund municipality and water council activities. Thus, the organization
of the water council is similar to the pre-existing structure
from the Kävlinge River Project. The water council’s scope has
a holistic approach and includes both ground and surface water
based on three pillars: monitoring, water programme, and water
management. Monitoring covers the tasks related to Kävlinge
Water Association, the water programme covers the task of the
former Kävlinge River Project whereas water management is a
new component involving planning of actions and strategies to
improve water quality. The Kävlinge River Water Association is
still active in parallel, however it is unclear if they will continue
with the monitoring programme since the water council has
incorporated monitoring in its scope. The creation of wetlands
is still proceeding, however currently within the frames of the
water council. All measures are based on voluntary participation
of local stakeholders, such as in the Kävlinge River Project. Hence,
one of the great challenges, according to the Interviewee 3 from
the water council is to maintain the interest of stakeholders to
participate.