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

Interfacing needs among analytical chemistry and policy in the context of

the Water Framework Directive implementation

Philippe QUEVAUVILLER

European Commission, DG ENV


Contents of the Presentation

Key Components of the Water Framework Directive Regulatory aspects of water monitoring in the context

of the WFD (and analytical implications) Integration issues: environmental, policy,

standardisation, research Need for a ‘science-policy’ interface Conclusions, perspectives


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 elements

protecting all watersprotecting all waters, surface and ground waters, surface and ground waters Setting Setting environmental objectivesenvironmental objectives good qualitygood quality (‘good status’) to be achieved within a set (‘good status’) to be achieved within a set deadline of 15 yearsdeadline of 15 years water managementwater management based on based on river basinsriver basins 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


River Basin Management Plan

One plan for each river basin in Europe; River Basin Management Plan as main instrument for planning, reporting and evaluation of success; Publication 2009, updates every 6 years; Contents: characteristics of river basin; environmental and economic analysis; monitoring network; established environmental objectives (‘good status’ made operational); results of public participation; programme of measures


Integration with other policies

Environment and health Natural resourcesChemicals Marine policyWaste Transport policyDevelopment policy Research…..

Each policy sector should consider also the side effects, positive or negative, to other sectors and ecosystems,

The political commitment to sustainable development should lead to a more integrated approach to policy making and

management (6th EAP).


River basins in Europe

Strong needs for coordination at

EU level


A Common Strategy for Implementation

Progress to date:

Common understanding and approach

Capacity building

Elaboration of guidance (14) on key challenges, such as environmental and economic analysis, best practices, monitoring, public involvement, wetlands, classification, etc.

Unprecedented cooperation of Commission, MS, stakeholders and NGOs – Establishing expert network


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


•Already now an example of Good European Governance, as set out in the Commission’s Communication of July 2001

•Setting up of pilot river basin network - currently 15 pilots in 18 countries

•Increasing awareness through numerous activities

• Developing linkages with other policies.

State-of-play


Pilot River Basins Network

B, F, NL (Scheldt), D, F, Lux (Moselle-Sarre) France (Marne) 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)


Pilot River Basins testingPilot River Basins testing

Activities:

Identification of practical methods of working – Sharing experiences

Organise ad-hoc seminars on Key Issues PRB Steering Group setting work schedule PRB workshops: Presentations and Discussion

forum Discuss initiatives to sustain the exercise Experience PRB reports First PRB Characterisation Report


Water policy framework and related needs

6th EAP Thematic strategies (in particular marine, soil, urban) and all “parent directives” (e.g. sewage sludge, pesticides, landfill etc.)

WFD Implementation Development of COM proposals (groundwater,

priority substances)WFD implementation (agenda & milestones),

review in 2015: need to integrate scientific knowledge/progress in a timely fashion


ARTICLE 8• surface water monitoring

(ecological and chemical status, and ecological potential) • groundwater monitoring (quantitative and chemical status)

• protected areas (specifications in related legislation)

ANNEX V.1 – SURFACE WATER STATUS• quality elements for the classification of the ecological status• normative definitions of the ecological status classifications

• monitoring of ecological and chmeical status• classification and presentation

ANNEX V.2 – GROUNDWATER STATUS• quantitative status

• monitoring of quantitative status• chemical status and groundwater chemical monitoring

• classification and presentation

WFD monitoring framework


SURFACE WATERS – QUALITY CRITERIA• biological (plankton, macrophytes, benthos, fishes)

• hydromorphological (hydrology, morphology) • physico-chemical (nutrients, salinity, pH, oxygen balance, pollutants)

ACCORDING TO VERY GOOD, GOOD AND MEDIUM STATUS CRITERIA

SURFACE WATERS – STATUS MONITORING• representativeness, frequency, typology of water bodies

• surveillance monitoring (follow-up of anthropogenic inputs)• operational monitoring (water bodies at risk)

• enquiry monitoring (accidental pollutions)• additional monitoring for protected areas

(drinking water, habitats, zones of species protection)

Monitoring parameters (1) (1)


GROUNDWATER – QUALITY CRITERIA• quantitatif status (groundwater levels)

• chemical status (conductivity, pollutant concentrations) • interactions with associated aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

ACCORDING TO GOOD STATUS CRITERIA(community standards and threshold values established by Member States)

GROUNDWATER – STATUS MONITORING• representativeness, frequency

• surveillance monitoring (follow-up of anthropogenic inputs)• operational monitoring (groundwater bodies at risk)

• identification (and reversal) of upward pollution trends

Monitoring parameters (2) (2)


ON THE REGULATORY VIEWPOINT• classification and presentation of status of water bodies

• decisions linked to this classification • trend studies

• management plan, identification of measures• follow-up of measure’s efficiency

ON THE ANALYTICAL VIEWPOINT• harmonisation needs (ex. strategies, sampling)

• validation of analytical methods (RMs, interlaboratory trials) • standardisation of methods, if necessary

• coordination of quality control programme(s)• comparability of data

Analytical implications


TIME TABLE• design and operation of surveillance programme at the scale of

27 countries (more than 120 river basins) by the end of 2006• parallel research projects (methods, quality control)

• coordination through the Common Implementation Strategy• river basin management plan in 2009

• programmes of mesures in 2012• environmental objectives: attained in 2015 ?

Perspectives


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

Environmental issues(example of groundwater)


INDUSTRY

POLICYgroundwater

POLICYWFD

AGRI-CULTURE

URBANSECTOR

POLICYDrinking water

DRINKINGWATER

POLICYBathing water

POLICYBirds,

Habitats

POLICYSeveso,

IPPC

POLICYSewage sludge

landfill

POLICYPesticides,

Nitrates,biocides

POLICYUWW,CPD

POLICYEnv. Impact assessment

Policy integration


INDUSTRY

POLICYgroundwater

POLICYWFD

AGRI-CULTURE

URBANSECTOR


CENCEN TC 292

CENCEN TC 230

DRINKINGWATER

POLICYBathing water

POLICYBirds,

Habitats

POLICYSeveso,

IPPC

POLICYSewage sludge

landfill

POLICYPesticides,

Nitrates,biocides

POLICYUWW,CPD


Links to standardisation

CENCEN TC 308

§ 345


INDUSTRY

POLICYgroundwater

POLICYWFD

AGRI-CULTUREURBAN

SECTOR


CENCEN TC 292

CENCEN TC 230

DRINKINGWATER

POLICYBathing water

POLICYBirds,

Habitats

POLICYSeveso,

IPPC

POLICYSewage sludge

landfill

POLICYPesticides,

Nitrates,biocides

RESEARCHRisk studies,remediation

POLICYUWW,CPD


Research integration

RESEARCHSoil & surface water

interactions

RESEARCHInteractions with

wetlands

RESEARCHWater uses

CENCEN TC 308

§ 345


Integration of research into GWD development?

Directiveadoption

COMAdoption

EAF Gw

CIS

WFD

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

6th FWP

5th FWP

BASELINE[scientific success,

But no direct support]

Priority 8: BRIDGE[Tailor-made to policy]


The integration loop

DESIGN OFPOLICY

POLICYDEVELOPMENT

POLICYIMPLEMENTATION

RESEARCH,SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS,POLICY INTEGRATION

POLICYREVIEW


The consultation loop

POLICYMAKER

MEMBER STATES

SCIENTIFICCOMMUNITY,POLICY DGs

STAKEHOLDERS(industry, NGOs,

Associations)


In a perfect world …

NATIONALRESEARCH

PROGRAMMES

EU-FUNDEDRESEARCH

PROGRAMMES

EU-POLICYDEVELOPMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION

Co-ordination

Integration of relevant policies is generally achieved through internal EC consulation


In reality

NATIONALRESEARCH

PROGRAMMES

EU-FUNDEDRESEARCH

PROGRAMMES

EU-POLICYDEVELOPMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION

Only part of the results of research projects areeffectively and efficiently applicable to policies


Links with FP6Links with FP6

WFD SCIENTIFICCOMMUNITY

Scientific foundationPolitical agendaTime pressure

Policy used as justificationSpecific research agenda

Results accessability

NEEDSIncreased awareness

Improved communicationConcerted planning

INTERFACE

FP5 and FP6 projects(Priorities 6-8)


An “interface” is needed for facilitating understanding and An “interface” is needed for facilitating understanding and implementation of environmental policiesimplementation of environmental policies

However, present networks However, present networks only address a knowledgeable only address a knowledgeable communitycommunity

Workshops, action plans, Workshops, action plans, reports, website, newsletters reports, website, newsletters are all good communication are all good communication tools but should be “tailor-tools but should be “tailor-made” to different user made” to different user categoriescategories

Interfacing needs


ResearchData &

knowledge

pilots

PRB'sWFD Guidances

WFD implementation

Water managers

key-issues experiences

demands

offers


Others: 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


Researchpolicy

Researchdevelopment

Research use,demonstration

Researchdissemination

Researchprogress

ResearchDemonstrationprogrammes

ResearchIntegrationinterface

DEVELOPMENT

IMPLEMENTATION

Water policies

REVIEW

DESIGN

ResearchPolicy

interface

Researchfunding

programmes

Coordination needsFP6, ERA-NET

PRB, RTD

LIFE

INTERREG III

HarmoniCA, ‘WISE’


Conclusions: inputs from the analytical community

Analytical progress represents a key feature of implementation and Analytical progress represents a key feature of implementation and review of environmental policies: review of environmental policies: however, communication is far from however, communication is far from being in place among the scientific and policy-making groups. Efforts are being in place among the scientific and policy-making groups. Efforts are made to identify the operatibility of a possible RTD-Policy interface. made to identify the operatibility of a possible RTD-Policy interface.

Coordination at EU level is required Coordination at EU level is required to ensure information exchanges to ensure information exchanges among the analytical community on new features (new methods, new among the analytical community on new features (new methods, new substances) and a mechanism enabling efficient QA/QC to take place (120 substances) and a mechanism enabling efficient QA/QC to take place (120 river basin districts in 2U countries!)river basin districts in 2U countries!)

Improvements are already noted Improvements are already noted thanks to ‚tailor-made‘ projects funded thanks to ‚tailor-made‘ projects funded under the ‚Scientific Support to Policies‘ (SSP) Priority of FP6, such as under the ‚Scientific Support to Policies‘ (SSP) Priority of FP6, such as SWIFT-WFD (validation/development of screening/field methods) and a new SWIFT-WFD (validation/development of screening/field methods) and a new topic on AQC in support to water and soil policies (upcoming evaluation). In topic on AQC in support to water and soil policies (upcoming evaluation). In addition, projects are looking at emerging substances, taking account of the addition, projects are looking at emerging substances, taking account of the analytical challenges (e.g. NORMAN)analytical challenges (e.g. NORMAN)

Interfacing Interfacing implies efforts to establish and maintain a multidisciplinary implies efforts to establish and maintain a multidisciplinary dialogue and to look at integration issues (other policies, public awareness, dialogue and to look at integration issues (other policies, public awareness, education etc.) – We cannot anymore afford to work isolated!education etc.) – We cannot anymore afford to work isolated!

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