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Bolsena Lago d’Europa

Association for the protection of the lake

The lake’s condition

Lake Bolsena is beautiful but also very vulnerable. What is its current condition?

Waste water

Nowadays the lake basin’s sewer system isn’t working well. What are its conditions precisely? What can we do?

Agriculture

Farming is an important activity in the territories surrounding Lake Bolsena and is a source of many quality products.

Geothermal energy

There are many geothermal projects currently underway around the lake. What do they involve? Do they create any risks?

Motorboats

Each form of navigation has different consequences for the health of the lake. Let’s see how and why.

Eutrophication

In Lake Bolsena the eutrophication process has begun. What does that mean? What can we do to stop it?

Swimming conditions

The lake’s inviting waters are for everyone to enjoy. Let’s protect their quality.

Natura 2000

Lake Bolsena is an important site on the Nature 2000 European network. What is it all about? What measures are being taken to safeguard the area?

Fishing

Since ancient times, fishing has been a key productive activity in the area. What are the issues which are relevant today?

Tourism

Tourism plays an important role together with the other activities of the area. What’s its future?

Education

“Learning about the lake”, our educational project: The best way to protect the lake is to make sure that future generations learn to love it early on.

Legislation

In case of emergency, what legal provisions exist to protect the lake?

Bio-district

Let’s all come to an agreement for sustainable governance of the land.

Lake Bolsena is very beautiful, but also very vulnerable. We are a group of European citizens committed to its protection.

News

Work in progress – December 2018

According to the latest updates received from COBALB management, the restoration work on the pumping stations of the sewage canal (more…)

The Lake Contract – Presentation

On Tuesday, December 11^th a conference was held at the headquarters of the Province of Viterbo to present (more…)

FLAG Lago di Bolsena, for sustainable fishing

The Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) of Lake Bolsena presented its plans at a public meeting on 22 November at the Bolsena (more…)

Work in progress – November 2018

Update 7.11.18
A few days after our last update on repair work to the sewerage ring, an inspection of some of the (more…)

Work in progress – October 2018

Update 5.10.18
Great relief among those working to restore the cirumlacuale sewage collector: the problem of the SS9 lifting station seems to have been (more…)

Bolsena at ‘INSPIRE 2018’

The INSPIRE 2018 conference with the theme "Make it work together" which took place in Antwerp, Belgium, from 18 to 21 September, was of great importance for Lake Bolsena. (more…)

Work in progress – August 2018

Update 29.08.18
In the last days of August, work on Station SS9 in the Grancaro area finished: the new transformer and the new electricity panel (more…)

The associations write to the mayors

On 27th July in Bolsena, Legambiente Lazio presented the results of the Goletta dei Laghi surveys on sewerage pollution in Lake Bolsena (more…)

The lake’s condition 2017

For many years Piero Bruni has been monitoring the lake water and publishing his findings in an annual report. Unlike the (more…)

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A didactic project

Learning about the lake”, our educational project: The best way to protect the lake is to make sure that future generations learn to love it early on.

Bio-district

Let’s all come to an agreement for sustainable governance of the land.

Monitoring

The "Associazione Lago di Bolsena" carries out monthly pelagic monitoring of temperature and oxygen with a multi-parameter probe.

Our subjects

the most important for the protection of the lake

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Waste water

Nowadays the lake basin’s sewer system isn’t working well. What are its conditions precisely? What can we do?
Read more

Waste water
Agriculture

Farming is an important activity in the territories surrounding Lake Bolsena and is a source of many quality products.
Read more

Agriculture
Geothermal energy

There are many geothermal projects currently underway around the lake. What do they involve? Do they create any risks?
Read more

Geothermal energy