Evolution of water policies

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine

Hydroinformatic challenges of the Water Framework Directive

implementation

Philippe QUEVAUVILLER European Commission, DG ENV


Evolution of water policies

WFDBathing WaterDrinking WaterSurface WaterFish WaterShellfish WaterGround waterUrban Waste WaterNitratesIPPCExchange of Information Decision Surface WatersDangerous Substances

WFD

Bathing Water

Drinking Water

Urban Waste Water

Nitrates

IPPC

REPEAL

TODAY

2013


Water Framework Directive: key components

protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established

environmental objectivesenvironmental objectives (‘good status’) to be achieved before the (‘good status’) to be achieved before the

end of 2015end of 2015

clear milestones clear milestones (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of

measures) and management of watersmeasures) and management of waters based on based on river basin river basin

management plans (first in 2009)management plans (first in 2009)

combined approachcombined approach of emission controls and water quality of emission controls and water quality

standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous

substancessubstances

economic instrumentseconomic instruments: economic analysis, and getting the : economic analysis, and getting the

prices right - to prices right - to promote wise use of waterpromote wise use of water

getting the getting the citizen involvedcitizen involved: public participation: public participation


Some key challenges involving hydroinformatics

Characterisation: conceptual models for understanding hydrological conditions, defining typologies of water bodies, evaluating pollution etc.

Monitoring: optimisation of monitoring design, data interpretation

Reporting: management and access of water data information (development of WISE= Water Information System for Europe)

Others: compliance, results of public participation, programme of measures, etc.

Key issues: access to appropriate tools, communication to end-users, “validation”


Key issues linked to uncertainty assessment

Characterisation: confidence in setting reference conditions, intercalibration linked to ecological status assessment, classification linked to risk assessment etc.

Monitoring: monitoring design, positional accuracy, etc.

Reporting: compliance (arithmetic comparisons),

Others: effects of measures and related costs, water pricing


River basins

in Europe

Strong needs for coordination at

EU level


Risks of pollution from diffuse/point sources (incl. landfills, wastes, contaminated soils, agriculture)

Quality standards /thresholds?

Interactions with aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems? Links with SW status and EQS

Prevent / Limit

Drinking waterabstraction

ConstructionProducts,

Run-off

• • • • • •

Trend identificationand reversal

Time

Urban wastes

Examples of environmental issues – Uncertainties?– Uncertainties?


INDUSTRY

POLICYgroundwater

POLICYWFD

AGRI-CULTUREURBAN

SECTOR

POLICYDrinking water

CENCEN TC 292

CENCEN TC 230

DRINKINGWATER

POLICYBathing water

POLICYBirds,

Habitats

POLICYSeveso,

IPPC

POLICYSewage sludge

landfill

POLICYPesticides,

Nitrates,biocides

RESEARCHRisk studies,remediation

POLICYUWW,CPD

POLICYEnv. Impact assessment

Integration framework

RESEARCHSoil & surface water

interactions

RESEARCHInteractions with

wetlands

RESEARCHWater uses

CENCEN TC 308

§ 345


Water DirectorsSteering of implementation process

Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission

Strategic Co-ordination GroupCo-ordination of work programme

Chair: Commission

Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.

Art. 21 Committee

Working Group A“Ecological Status”

Lead: JRC, DE and UK

Working Group B“Integrated River

Basin Management”Lead: FR and ES

Working Group D“Reporting”

Lead: Commission

Working Group E“Priority Substances”

Lead: Commission

Working Group C“Groundwater”

Lead: Commission and AT

"GIS” Expert Network

“Chemical Monitoring”

Strategic Steering Group“WFD and Agriculture”

Chair: UK and Commission

Expert Advisory Forum“Flood Protection”

Chair: Commission

“Chemical Monitoring”

CIS operational diagram


A Pilot River Basins Network: testing platform

B, F, NL (Scheldt), D, F, Lux (Moselle-Sarre) France (Marne) France (Adour/Garonne) Ireland (Shannon) UK (Ribble) Denmark (Odense) Finland (Oulujoki) Norway (Suldals) Portugal (Guadiana) Spain (Júcar) Greece (Pinios) Italy (Tevere, Cecina) HU/ROM (Somos) PL, CZ, D (Neisse)


Links to WISE

Water Information System for Europe (DG ENV, JRC-IES, EEA, Eurostat), aiming at efficiently managing all water-related information at EU level, ensuring coherence between various reporting mechanisms and needs, and providing access to information (including RTD) / data for various purposes and needs


Current situationCurrent situation

EEAEEA

COMCOM

Member StatesData

Information UsersInformation Users

Information

Information Information

Information

Information

Data treatmentData treatment

Internat.Conven-

tions

Internat.Conven-

tions

Member States

Member States

Public/Stake-

holders

Public/Stake-

holders


InternationalConventions

InternationalConventions

Member States

Member States

Public/Stake-holders

Public/Stake-holders

EEAEEA

COMCOM

Member StatesData

Information UsersInformation Users

WISE

Data treatment / aggregation

Data treatment / aggregationCompliance

checking

PolicyEffectiveness

SoETrends An.

Purposes for reportingPurposes for reporting

Drivers for data collectionDrivers for data collection

Common visionCommon vision

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WISE

prototype

EOINET water

Map Server

Water base

Now Member statesMember states

Member statesMember states

WISE currentIN

PU

T

OU

TP

UT

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WISE

prototype

EOINET water

Map Server

Water base

Now

2006



WISE prototype

State of env’ment



Inter calibrat’n

WISE publicMember states

Member states


Urban WWD

Accessprotocols

WISE vision - 2006IN

PU

T

OU

TP

UT

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WFD

prototype

EOINET water

Map Server

Water base

Now

2006



WISE prototype

State of env’ment



Inter calibrat’n

WISE publicMember states

Member states


WFD, UWWD

EIONET

WaterMember statesMember states

ESTAT

Other policies/

users

WISE public

2010

Urban WWD

Push Pullprotocols

Accessprotocols

WISE expert

WISE analysis

Accessprotocols

WISE vision - 2010IN

PU

T

OU

TP

UT

European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WISE perspectiveWISE perspective

* includes all WFD compliance data - Art. 3, 5, 8, 13 and intercalibration

Optional data(link to other IT system – decentralised)

20??

Extension data(Construction Phase in WISE IP)

2010

Core dataWFD*, UWWD, EIONET Water

2006(Preparation Phase)

Other compliance data (nitrates, bathing, drinking, marine, flood

protection), statistical data, research

ICPDR

OSPAR

EPERPRTR

others

Rhine

National systems

ICES


Water

WISE

Environmental Reporting/EIONET/INSPIRE

Air Soil Agri-culture

Climate Others

…

WISE in the wider context


Links with FP6Links with FP6

WFDSCIENTIFIC

COMMUNITY

Scientific foundationPolitical agendaTime pressure

Policy used as justificationSpecific research agenda

Results accessibility

NEEDSIncreased awareness

Improved communicationConcerted planning

INTERFACE

FP5 and FP6 projects


ResearchData &

knowledge

pilots

PRB'sWFD Guidances

WFD implementation

Water managers

key-issues experiences

demands

offers

Needs for accessing scientific Needs for accessing scientific informationinformation




DATA INFRASTRUCTUREAccess and data dissemination

WISE-RTD

COMMUNICATIONTranslation of guides,

Tools etc.

RESEARCH OUTPUTSInformation on research and

Demonstration project results –Analysis of relevance to water policies

On the long term...


Conclusions

Specific hydroinformatics research needsSpecific hydroinformatics research needs to to be tackled (modelling, emission controls, be tackled (modelling, emission controls, pollutant pathways, data interpretation, pollutant pathways, data interpretation, status classification, reporting, etc.) status classification, reporting, etc.) taking taking account of uncertainty assessmentaccount of uncertainty assessment

Stronger science-policy interfaceStronger science-policy interface to be to be developed to ensure effective use of research developed to ensure effective use of research outputs and identification of research needsoutputs and identification of research needs

Policy implementationPolicy implementation to be conceived in the to be conceived in the context of participatory approach and context of participatory approach and multidisciplinary synergies, including with multidisciplinary synergies, including with the scientific communitythe scientific community

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