River basin management from the outset:
The Emschergenossenschaft

Sustainably balancing the different demands that economy, people and nature make on the Emscher – that is the EMSCHERGENOSSENSCHAFT’s primary task as manager of the Emscher. For over 100 years now we have been responsible for all issues involving the Emscher and its tributaries. These include maintaining watercourses, flood protection, wastewater disposal, the management of rainwater and groundwater resources, and the renaturisation of the Emscher, as well as the general planning of, consultancy on and execution of all activities necessary for the Emscher conversion.