CORINA COSMINA BOSCORNEA, PhDCORINA COSMINA BOSCORNEA, PhD

National Administration National Administration ““Romanian WatersRomanian Waters””, ,

Head of River Basin Management Plans Office, Bucharest, RomaniaHead of River Basin Management Plans Office, Bucharest, Romania

NATIONAL ADMNISTRATION “ROMANIAN WATERS”

Ukraine - Kiev, 28 th April 2010Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes an d

Romania key input to the Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters under

the UNECE Water ConventionSiret River Basin

Romanian river basins

Romanian transboundary river basins

Information about transboundary river basins: •Somes/Szamos, •Mures/Maros,•Crisuri,•Banat,

•Siret, •Prut, •Dobrogea-Litoral ,•Arges-Vedea•Banat•Buzau-Ialomita•Jiu

Tisza River basin

Danube River Basin District

Siret river basin in the Danube river basin distric t Siret river basin in the Danube river basin distric t

Siret river basin

1. General description of the Siret river basin

The basin of the river Siret is shared by Ukraine and Romania. The river has its source inUkraine and discharges to Danube on the Romanian territory.The main Siret’s tributaries are the rivers Suceava, Moldova, Bistrita, Trotus, Barlad and Buzau.

Shared countries

The total area of the river basin in the

country

Area in the country in km²

(%)

Major transboundary

river

Character with an average elevation

Population density in the

area in the country

(persons/km 2)Romania and

Ukraine 47610 42,890 (90.1%) Siret lowland / 515 94

Land use/land cover

• There are over 30 man-made lakes in the catchment area. Natural lakes in Romania include the Rosu, Lala, Balatau, Cuejdel, Vintileasca and Carpanoaia Lakes.

• Hydropower is generated at over 25 sites along the river.

Land cover/use (% of the part of the basin extendin g in Romania)

Lakes / reservoirs

Forests Cropland GrasslandUrban /

industrial areas

Protected areas

Other forms of land use

0.67 58.29 22.7 12.17 6.17 6% of total 0

2. Hydrology and hydrogeology(1)

Water resources

•Surface water resources: 5.800.000 m3/year (average for the years 1995 to 2007)•Groundwater resources:1.068.000 m3/year (average for the years 1995 to 2007)

River basin

Discharge characteristics (m3/s) Gauging

station Period of time or

dateQav Qmax Qmin

Siret 210 4650 14.2Lungoci

Av: 1950-2005Max: 14.5.2005Min: 27.12.1996

Discharge characteristics for heavily regulated riv ers and rivers in arid and semi-arid regions

Discharge characteristics of the at the gauging sta tion Lungoci Qav ___210_ m3/s Average for: 1950-2005

Mean monthly values:October: 136 m3/s November: 128 m3/s December: 124 m3/sJanuary: 110 m3/s February: 135 m3/s March: 217 m3/s

April: 375 m3/s May: 337 m3/s June: 332 m3/sJuly: 256 m3/s August: 215 m3/s September: 178 m3/s

Hydrology and hydrogeology(2)

Mean annual total renewable water resources in the basin Total

withdrawalAgriculture Domestic Industry Energy Other

m3/year % % % % %441855 11 29.26 32.4 27.3 0.04

General characteristics of the aquifers

River basin

AquiferPredominant lithology or lithologies

Stratigraphy and age

Thickness (m) Areal extent (km2)

Dominant groundwater flow direction

Link with surface water

systemsmean max

SiretMiddle

Sarmantian Pontian

Sarmatian deposits, clay,

marl, sand intercalations of

calcareous sandstones and

limestones

porous-permeable

100 250 3857from Ukraine

(S) to Romania (NE)

weak

Annual water withdrawal by sector the sum of surface water and groundwater resources

3. Main problems in the basin and their relative importance (1)

• Mining (3) - The mining industry is one of the most significant pressure factors, with copper, zinc and lead mining, coal mining and uranium mining in Romania. There are a number of storage facilities (including tailing dams for mining and industrial wastes) in the Siret sub-basin

• Industry and manufacturing (2) Manufacturing includes light industry, and the paper, wood, chemical and food industries

• Electricity generation (2) Thermal power stations are located at Suceava, Bacau and Borzesti; but only the thermal power station at Borzesti contributes to thermal pollution.

• Hydromorphological changes (3) - 8 surface water bodies are heavily modified

• Sewerage / untreated / insufficiently treated urban wastewater (2) - Environmental problems include insufficient treated municipal wastewater, discharged mostly from medium-sized and smaller treatment facilities, which require substantial rehabilitation, as well as wastewater discharges from industries, many of them with outdated modes of production.

Main problems in the basin and their relative impor tance (2)

4. Status and transboundary impacts related to wate r quality and water quantity

Most significant factors affecting surface water and groundwater resources(Water quantity and quality)

Factors Implemented measures

Groundwater Implementation of some measures under EU legislation.Research studies concerning pollution with nutrients (ammonium and nitrates)

Flooding Implementation of flood directive requirements; water regulation by the many reservoirs

5. Implemented and planned response measures and ga ps (1)

� Legal and policy framework at the national and tran sboundary level• Bilateral transboundary agreement with neighbouring country� Agreement between the Romanian and Ukrainian governments for the cross border

cooperation in the field of water management (for surface water)- 1997• National laws/regulations: WFD – transposed in Water law nr 107/1996, modified and

completed with 310/2004 , 112/2006 and 3/2010; all European water directives were transposed in Romanian legislation

• National strategies – Siret River Basin Management plans, Siret River Basin Planning (quantities) , Strategy for flooding and drought

� Institutional framework• Institutional organization of the national level (competent authorities – Ministry of

Environment and National Administration “Romanian Waters”) and river basin level (Siret River Basin administration units, 11 counties Water Management Systems).

• Implemented measures:� Working Groups at the level of river basin - Experts Groups � Starting the harmonisation process through elaboration of the Danube River Basin

Management Plan

� Non structural management instruments• Establishment of protection zones for drinking water supply

� Structural/ technological measures • Constructions / modernization of waste water treatment plants

� Monitoring of transboundary waters : exchange data: mainly hidrological and meteorological data

� Involvement of stakeholders:• River Basin Committee – parliament of water with main “actors” in the

water management field• Awareness-raising and education - population is awareness in case of

flooding• Public participation and private sector involvement during 2008-2009

concening the River Basin management Plan

5. Implemented and planned response measures and ga ps (2)

Following the implementation of measures there will be:

�an increasing of the water demand for all users till 2020

�a decreasing pollution level for almost all pollutants till 2015, except for

nitrogen compounds, copper and zinc, obviously in the lower part of the rivers

�Despite the improvement of water quality in the last decade, mostly due to

decreasing industrial production, significant water-quality problems remain,

improvement expected till 2021

6. Expected future trends

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