Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Who is doing what to prepare the implementation?- 16 states- 10 river basin districts with sub-basins- pilot projects (regional scale)- groups to be involved and coordinated
3 Handbook: Assistance for the implementation of the WFD
4 Further actions
Implementation of WFD in Germany
1. Federal Goverment - basic law, international cooperation2. States
- execution 3. LAWA (Joint Water Commission of the States)
- coordination between the States 4. Working groups - working out technical standards/documents for
the handbook for technical implementation
Groups to be involved
Conference of Environmental Ministers of the 16 States
Plenary session of the Joint Water Commission of the States (LAWA)
LAWA working groups1. Data and GIS2. Surface waters3. Groundwater4. BAT including sewage treatment5. Legal affairs
10 River Basin Districts (national and international cooperation)
River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)
3 levelsa) whole River Basin District: general planning
and coordinationb) important tributaries: regional planning on
state‘s levelc) small tributaries: working level, detailed local
planning
Result: one RBMP, composed from coordinated regional and local plans
Proposed Structure for the RBMP Rhein
Part Ageneral, superior side constraints for the whole river basin district
Part Bdetails of RBMP concerning each working area, sum of part B covers the river basin district
Part A and Part B form the Management Plan of the River Basin District
Implementation of WFD
The WFD cannot be applied directly,
it is a „framework“ directive
Preparatory work deals with all technical and scientific questions important for different levels: european
nationalriver basinsub basin
Assistance for the Implementation of the WFD in Germany
handbook using a loose leaf guidance system for updating
4 Parts:1. Introduction and project management plan2. Legal implementation *)3. Guidelines for the technical implementation,
preparatory work and steps towards the RBMP 4. Additional technical papers
*) not part of this presentation
Handbook Part 1: Project Management Plan (PMP)
The whole WFD was analyzed and more than 150 tasks addressed
Tasks of different charactera) important on European levelb) important for Germanyc) important for the river basin districtd) important for a sub-basin
The tasks of a) and b) within the first 5 years where addressed to special working groups
The PMP will be revised acc. to the steps forward
Important tasks/questions
significant anthopogenic pressures on surface waters
quantification of diffuse sources
classification of surface water body types
establishment of reference conditions
methods of analysis and evaluation for each of the biological parameters
monitoring
„heavily modified water body“ delimitation from „normal“ water body
Important tasks/questions
interrelations between surface water body and groundwater, water management measures and technique
economic analysis
public information and consultation
which measure in which case of deficiency is appropriate
extrapolation of measures and quality of a water body
Guideline for Technical Implementation of WFD,preparatory work and steps toward RBMP
Important tasks coming out of WFD were analyzed and described as follows: 1. Reference to the WFD2. Description of the task and correlation to
other tasks3. What is available and need not be worked
work out again4. What has to be done to fulfill the task in detail
- a step by step approach5. Still open
Handbook Part 3: Table of Contents
1. Necessary action/work to be completed until 2004 1.1 Surface Waters1.1.1 General description 1.1.2 Classification of surface water body types 1.1.3 Establishment of type-specific reference
conditions for surface water body types 2002
1.1.4 Establishment of significant anthropogenic pressures Jan.02
1.1.5 Assessing the impact of pressures 2002
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1.2 Groundwater 1.2.1 Initial characterization
1.2.2 Detailed description1.2.3 Assessing the impact of human activities on
groundwater
1.3 Protected areas
1.4 Economic analysis of water use Jan.02
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2. Necessary action/work to be completed until 2006
2.1 Monitoring and presentation of surface water status ()
2.2 Monitoring and presentation of the status of groundwater ()
2.3 Additional monitoring requirements for surface waters in protected areas 2002
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3. Environmental objectives based on article 4 for- surface water bodies- groundwater- protected areas, especially in cases of
article 4, § 3,4,5 and 6
4. Public information and consultation (Art. 14)
Public Information and Consultation
Objectives:
Creation of confidence between planner and public
Development of problem- consciousness for the participation in the planning process
Joint aims and measures and improvement of public acceptance
Information about common targets and measures
Mobilization of active support
Public Information and Consultation Implementation:
– schedule of WFD lays down only minimum activities in public information and consultation
– public participation has to be practised in different levels (regional, local)
– consultation-date necessary– continuous process (initial planning process, up
to date activities, implementation)– close to the people– open-result process, continuity– use modern information instruments
Handbook Part 4: Working papers on specific topics
1) When is a pressure and anthropogenic impact significant for the status of a body of surface water?
2) Significant quantitative water abstraction from surface waters
3) Significant elements in water flow regulation, including water transfers, in the case of surface waters
4) When is a morphological alteration in a body of surface water significant to its status review?
5) List of „other significant anthropogenic impacts on the status of surface waters“
Handbook Part 4: Working papers on specific topics
6) Estimation and extrapolation of the identified pressures on the quality of surface water
7) Requirements for designation as heavily modified and artificial bodies of water
8) Other working papers on
the compiling of protected area registers
the development of programmes to monitor bodies of water
criteria for excemptions
basic maps
averaging/trend reversal in groundwater sector
reference conditions for water body types
Conclusions
Handbook should
combine all articles and annexes
lead to a logical step by step approach
be understood easily
describe all tasks which are a must for the RBMP
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