The water structure and water quality of Swiss watercourses are to be improved through the provisions of the Water Protection Act. Long-term data from the two nationwide monitoring programmes NAWA and BDM show that certain effects on macroinvertebrates can already be seen.

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Steiner E. , Martinez N., Thoma M., Ilg C., 2024: Auswirkungen sichtbarer Veränderungen an Gewässermessstellen. Analyse von Makroinventebraten-Daten. Aqua & Gas N° 7+8: 80-85.