In order to assess the ‘natural’ environmental status, several studies were completed, namely, water and sediment quality, organoleptic diagnosis, ichthyological analysis of sport fishing-relevant species, and limnological parameters. As for the ‘institutional’ status, a comprehensive survey through tailored polls of all involved protagonists was carried out. It revealed their objectives, demands, and interests, as well as the exogenous and endogenous variables they need to know to foresee the evolution of their particular sector. Once the various components were identified, all possible relationships among them were quantified and analyzed to obtain, for each of them, a description in terms of sense and magnitude. This was deemed to be a good approach because of the highly complex network of interactions among the components. It was thus possible to highlight ‘hot’ nodes (i.e., conflicting points where multiple interactions converge) and, finally, to come up with numerical estimates of the system’s status. The conclusion is that the applied methodology can be considered both adequate and expeditious, given the time and fund constraints imposed by the local government to complete all field and laboratory tasks and to release a thorough report.