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Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund

Västerås, Sweden

Environment & ClimateWater & SanitationNature & Wildlife conservation
AssociationRegional reach
Profile last updated: March 24, 2026

About

Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund is a non-profit association based in Västerås, Sweden working on environment & climate, water & sanitation, nature & wildlife conservation.

Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund (MVVF, English: Mälarens Water Conservation Association) is a non-profit association with about 60 member organisations, including authorities, municipalities, companies, researchers and local water councils. It works for the protection and improvement of Lake Mälaren in central Sweden, which supplies drinking water to about 2.3 million people and is also used for transport, bathing and fishing. Its activities include environmental monitoring of the lake, information on current environmental issues, training for municipalities, and support for local water measures. It is funded in part by donations, and its office is in Västerås, Västmanland.

Location

Västerås, Sweden

Organisation type

Association

Members

60

Focus areas

Mälarenwater conservationlake monitoringdrinking watereutrophicationwater councils

Languages

SVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateWater & SanitationNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

CommunitiesAnimals

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Mälarövervakningen

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Water & Sanitation · Sweden

Lake monitoring programme for Lake Mälaren, run in cooperation with SLU, that publishes annual results from environmental monitoring and research projects.

Countries of operation

Sweden

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

SLU, Länsstyrelsen Västmanland, Länsstyrelsen Södermanland

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