Directorate-General for Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION Cohesion Policy and the water sector...

Directorate-General for Regional Policy

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Cohesion Policy and the water sector

Eddy Hartog Head of Unit, DG REGIO

EU Sanitation Policies and PracticesBrussels, 29 January 2008

Cohesion Policy and the water sector

Eddy Hartog Head of Unit, DG REGIO

EU Sanitation Policies and PracticesBrussels, 29 January 2008

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WATER AND THE EUROPEAN UNIONWATER AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

The European Water Conference22 and 23 March 2007

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/2007conference/index_en.htm

The European Water Conference22 and 23 March 2007

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/2007conference/index_en.htm

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Lisbon and Gothenburg strategy

Sustainable development strategy

THE CONTEXTTHE CONTEXT

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Legislation and other guidance

Funding

THE ROLE OF THE EU IN INVESTMENTS IN THE WATER SECTOR

THE ROLE OF THE EU IN INVESTMENTS IN THE WATER SECTOR

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Various Regulations and directives Water Framework Directive Floods Directive Marine Strategy Directive Blue Paper on Maritime Policy Communication on Water scarcity and droughts Risk prevention

1. Enforcement National

Courts

EU Verification of compliance Legal action Political pressure

LEGISLATION AND GUIDANCELEGISLATION AND GUIDANCE

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Instruments at different levels designed in an overall package FP7

LIFE+

Rural development

Cohesion Policy

EIB

1. All projects must comply with legislation

FUNDINGFUNDING

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Disparities in levels of development between EU27 regions are significant and have doubled compared to EU15 (measured in GDP/head).

Based on a strategic approach (Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion), cohesion policy instruments invest in endogenous growth potential and competitiveness of regional economies.

Cohesion policy instruments account for one third of the EU budget or EUR 350 billion over the 2007-2013 period.

Based on the policy’s princples of concentration, programming, partnership, additionality and efficiency, the funds’ implementation follows shared management between the Commission, the Member States and the regions.

Cohesion Policy in a nutshellCohesion Policy in a nutshell

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Cohesion Policy – 336 billionCohesion Policy – 336 billion

• Drinking water € 8 billion (2.3%)

• Waste water €14 billion (4%)

• Risk prevention € 6 billion (1.7%)

• Drinking water € 8 billion (2.3%)

• Waste water €14 billion (4%)

• Risk prevention € 6 billion (1.7%)

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Cohesion Policy - waterCohesion Policy - water

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Cohesion Policy – Romania as an exampleCohesion Policy – Romania as an example

• Inadequate public services in the water sectors;

• A large number of municipalities lack in sewage systems and wastewater treatment to the required level;

• Many large agglomerations lack in water supply systems;

• Inadequate waste management systems;

• Frequent flood events;

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Pre-accession projectsPre-accession projects

Water Waste

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Lessons learned from pre-accessionLessons learned from pre-accession

• Need to improve planning

• Good project preparation takes time

• Short cuts in project preparation are paid at the implementation phase

• Addressing the co-financing is part of project preparation

• Adequate institutional mechanism in place – Need to define clear roles and

responsibilities of various actors

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National Stretegic Reference FrameworkPriority 2 – Development of infrastructure at European standards

Priority Axis 3 – Protection and improvement of environmental quality

SOP ENVIRONMENTGlobal Objective – Improvement of living standards and environment,

focusing in particular on meeting the environmental acquis

Specific Objective 1Improve the access

to water infrastructure, by providing water supply and wastewater services

in most urban areas by 2015

Specific Objective 2Improvement of soil quality,

by improving waste management

and reduction in the number of old ecological burdens

in min. 30 counties by 2015

Specific Objective 3Reduction of negative environmental impact caused by old municipal

thermal plants in most polluted localities

by 2015

Priority Axis 1Extension and modernization

of water and waste water infrastructure

Priority Axis 2Development

of integrated waste management systems

and rehabilitation of old ecological burdens

Priority Axis 4 Development of management

systems for protected areas

Priority Axis 5Implementation

of adequate infrastructure of natural risk

prevention in most vulnerable

areas

Specific Objective 4Protection

and improvement of biodiversity

and natural assets by supporting

NATURA 2000 implementation

Specific Objective 5 Reduction of the incidence

of natural disasters for the population, by implementing

preventive measures in most vulnerable areas

by 2015

Priority Axis 3Improvement

of municipal heating systems in selected priority areas

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES

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Water sector – top priorityWater sector – top priority

Priority Axis 1 - Extension and modernization of water and wastewater systems

Specific objectives– Provide adequate water and sewerage services, at accessible tariffs – Provide adequate drinking water quality in all urban agglomerations– Improvement in purity of watercourses – Improvement of the level of WWTP sludge management

Indicative operations

- Construction/modernization of water sources intended for the drinking water abstraction;

- Construction/rehabilitation of water treatment plants

- Extension/rehabilitation of water and sewerage networks.

- Construction/upgrading of wastewater treatment plants

- Construction/rehabilitation of sludge treatment facilities

- Metering, laboratory equipment, leakage detection equipment, etc

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Water sector – top priorityWater sector – top priority

Priority Axis 1 - Extension and modernization of water and wastewater systems

Specific objectives– Provide adequate water and sewerage services, at accessible tariffs – Provide adequate drinking water quality in all urban agglomerations– Improvement in purity of watercourses – Improvement of the level of WWTP sludge management

Indicative operations

- Construction/modernization of water sources intended for the drinking water abstraction;

- Construction/rehabilitation of water treatment plants

- Extension/rehabilitation of water and sewerage networks.

- Construction/upgrading of wastewater treatment plants

- Construction/rehabilitation of sludge treatment facilities

- Metering, laboratory equipment, leakage detection equipment, etc

Romanian Water Sector has a implementation capacity problem not a funding problem

a) to transform funds into adequate water and wastewater facilities

b) to operate and maintain the facilities towards normal life times

Modern Water and Waste water management requirements not covered

• Adequate and auditable accounting systems

• Orientation towards commercial targets as service provider

• Efficient economies of scale and adequate staffing with regard to quality and quantity

• Procurement capacities for large investments and modern services management

• Development of long-term investment strategies

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Regionalization Status in Water SectorRegionalization Status in Water Sector

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Project pipeline water

sector

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