Environment and Public Health Office in Kjos Region, SW Iceland
EPH structure,
projects and project ideas
Thorsteinn Narfason, MSc
Manager
Environment and Public Health Office
Kjos region, SW-Iceland
www.eftirlit.is/en
Sofia, June 26th. 2014
Location
The rebublic of Iceland
•
Population 325.671
•
103.000 km
2
•
2/3 live in the capital area
•
74 communites
•
1 waterbody, 4 water districts (WFD)
•
Iceland is divided into 10 municipal control
districts
•
Each supervised with a independent authority
board of public health.
•
Its role is to promote public welfare by helping
to ensure a healthy environment, and safe
consumer goods.
•
This is brought on with regular control in
operating companies, monitoring and
education.
Structure of Environm. and Public Health office
Structure
•
The organization and structure of the EPH
offices is based on provisions in the
environmental legislation.
•
Environment and food Agency of Iceland is
responsible for coordination of EPH offices
related to environmental protection
•
Ministry for the Environment and natural
resources is responsible for legislation on
environmental protection
EPH office projects
•
Evaluating water quality in rivers
and lakes since 1999
•
Monitoring of the coastline since
2004
•
Biological monitoring of lakes
•
Monitoring changes
•
Tracking soures
•
Monitoring drinking water quality
•
Protection of drinking water
protection area
Project ideas
•
Meetings to exchange information on
watershed issues
•
Make guidelines for analysis methods and
decisionmaking
•
Improve watershed management plan
methodology
•
Improving pollution prevention control
ffffff
The nature
does not
protect it self
for human
acivities
Action is
needed to
preserve the
pristine sides
and clean the
polluted
The river Laxa
N-Iceland
Ramsar side
My name is Þorsteinn Narfason and I am a director for the Environmental and Public health office for Kjos region located in SW-Iceland. I made a short introduction about my lecture, which you have as printouts with some additional information
So now I start directly on the topic. The title is a reference to the objective of maintaining the water quality of groundwater for the capital area for consumption in the future without a treatment.
The Environment and Public Health Office in Kjos Region, SW Iceland, is dedicated to promoting public welfare by ensuring a healthy environment and safe consumer goods. It is divided into 10 municipal control districts supervised by independent boards. The office focuses on various projects such as evaluating water quality, monitoring coastlines, and protecting drinking water sources. Project ideas include exchanging information on watershed issues and improving pollution prevention controls to preserve the environment. Action is essential to safeguard nature from human activities and maintain the pristine beauty of sites like the Laxa River in N-Iceland.
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Environment and Public Health Office Kjos region, SW-Iceland www.eftirlit.is/en EPH structure, projects and project ideas Sofia, June 26th. 2014 Thorsteinn Narfason, MSc Manager
The rebublic of Iceland Population 325.671 103.000 km2 2/3 live in the capital area 74 communites 1 waterbody, 4 water districts (WFD)
Structure of Environm. and Public Health office Iceland is divided into 10 municipal control districts Each supervised with a independent authority board of public health. Its role is to promote public welfare by helping to ensure a healthy environment, and safe consumer goods. This is brought on with regular control in operating companies, monitoring and education.
Structure The organization and structure of the EPH offices is based on provisions in the environmental legislation. Environment and food Agency of Iceland is responsible for coordination of EPH offices related to environmental protection Ministry for the Environment and natural resources is responsible for legislation on environmental protection
EPH office projects Evaluating water quality in rivers and lakes since 1999 Monitoring of the coastline since 2004 Biological monitoring of lakes Monitoring changes Tracking soures Monitoring drinking water quality Protection of drinking water protection area
Project ideas Meetings to exchange information on watershed issues Make guidelines for analysis methods and decisionmaking Improve watershed management plan methodology Improving pollution prevention control
The nature does not protect it self for human acivities ffffff Action is needed to preserve the pristine sides and clean the polluted The river Laxa N-Iceland Ramsar side
