By Resolution no. 1735 of 06/10/2015, the Regional Council, in acknowledging the implementing decision of the European Commission C (2015) 5854 of 13/08/2015, approved the operational programme in its final version ROP Puglia ERDF ESF 2014 - 2020 in accordance with Article 96, paragraph 10, of Regulation (EU) no. 1303/2013, as well as, established the chapters of expenditure identified by DGR no. 735/2015.

In particular, Action 6.4 Interventions for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of water bodies of the above program, provides financial resources specifically aimed at the sub-action “integration and strengthening of water monitoring information systems” with interventions related to monitoring activities of water bodies in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, as well as the updating of planning and its transposition into the territorial information system.
The regional action for monitoring water bodies, which is also an element of conditionality for the use of Community funds 2014-2020 on “water resource management”, has developed in the recent past through the implementation of specific activities for surface water bodies by ARPA Puglia and for the underground water bodies of ARPA Puglia, the Basin Authority of Puglia and the Regional Agency for Irrigation and Forestry Activities - ARIF.