Table of Contents: 1. Inventory of policies on pesticide use by local and regional authorities in the 7 project countries (DE, DK, FI, LV, NL, SE, UK) [Palle Kristoffersen & Anne Merete Rask (DK)]; 2. Dutch policy regarding pesticide use on hard surfaces [Wilbert van Zeventer (NL)]; 3. Handling the risk of drinking water pollution by pesticides [Job Verheijden (NL)]; 4. Weed control in the public area: combining environmental and economical targets [C. Kempenaar & R.J. Saft (NL)]; 5. Approach of legislation and stimulation by Water Board Vallei & Eem [Wessel Doorn & Frans van Baardwijk (NL)]; 6. Regional policy on herbicide use on pavements by Water Board Zuiderzeeland, The Netherlands [J. Meijerink (NL)]; 7. Acetic acid for weed control on hard surface areas [D. Hansson, S.-E. Svensson J. E. Mattsson, J.-E. Englund & H. Schroeder (SE)]; 8. How pesticides used on hard surfaces end up in drinking water [Wim H.J. Beltman, Corné Kempenaar, Kees van der Horst & Astrid Withagen (NL)]; 9. Environmental risk from using glyphosate on hard surfaces [Carmel Ramwell (UK)]