compliance assurance and enforcement of water and environmental legislation are conducted by the state environmental inspectorate of the ministry of nature protection through its local inspectorates its core tasks include preparation and implementation of water legislation development of a national water management plan following the provisions of the eu wfd assessment and management of flood risks provision of appropriate budgets and financial incentives collection and assessment of water data and representing austria s water interests in all international fora the ministry is supported by the federal environmental agency and the federal agency for water