In Sweden, the implementation of the WFD requirement on
stakeholder participation has led to the establishment of local
water councils as proposed by the water authorities (SWA, 2007).
According to the water authorities, several water councils in southern
Sweden are based on existing water associations. In both
Kävlinge and Rönne catchments, the newly established water
councils were built on earlier institutional arrangements for local
water collaboration. However, due mainly to differences in institutional
legacy, the two water councils are differently organized.
The organizational structure involves differences in links and formal
collaboration between actors, as well as economic support to
encourage participation oflocal stakeholders and enable mitigation
activities.