{"id":1102,"date":"2017-06-28T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T13:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asso.graie.org\/portail\/?page_id=1102"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:53:38","slug":"about-the-graie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asso.graie.org\/portail\/about-the-graie\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Graie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Drapeau<\/a>An interface between water professionals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A non-profit organisation, the Graie \u2013 group of research, technical coordination and water information<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> has been mobilising and bringing together stakeholders in the fields of water management, aquatic environments and urban planning for more than 30 years. Created in 1985, the Graie now has more than 300 members: public and private professionals, local authorities, firms and research laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our vocation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Produce and propagate scientific and technical knowledge, highlight case studies and convey collective messages to public authorities. The Graie thus contributes to knowledge appropriation and the evolution of practices & water regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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URBAN WATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This theme has been one of the Graie\u2019s main activities since its creation. The Graie\u2019s actions aim to promote alternative solutions for stormwater management, better understanding the impact of urban effluents on aquatic environments and assisting with knowledge transfer in the field of water and urban drainage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WATER AND HEALTH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The characterisation and control of micropollutants in water is an important emerging issue from both a scientific and public policy point of view. Since 2010, the Graie has coordinated the SIPIBEL<\/strong><\/a> observatory – Bellecombe\u2019s pilot site – on the characterisation of hospital and urban effluents, their impact on aquatic environments and levers of action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The integrated management of water and aquatic environments is the second founding theme of the Graie; it requires inter- and multidisciplinary approaches involving various stakeholders. Since 1985, the Graie has been mobilising a network of experts for the production of an integrated management methodology. It also coordinated a reflection on work to be carried out after flooding, which resulted in an awareness brochure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our modes of action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Graie aims at sharing a culture based on knowledge and exchange of experiences, in order to improve practices in the field of water management. To do so, the Graie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n