PORTONOVO intends to obtain specific scientific results of high quality by standardizing a methodology for water quality management in port areas all over the AA. For that purpose, it intends to use management tools combining social, economic, legal, technical and environmental requirements regarding the WFD. It also aims to review the European, State and Regional water quality standards, develop a classification and evaluation methodology for the port water bodies and establish a general framework for port water bodies Environmental Risk Assessment. Through the installation of a Decision Support System developed by the project, port authorities now have a transnational tool for the balanced management of port waters and for environmental quality monitoring in the AA ports.
