WFD Reporting - River Basin Management Plans 2016

Workshop: INSPIRE MIG-P/MSCPs and reporting under environmental acquis27 – 28 January 2015

Darja Lihteneger, Fernanda Nery (EEA)Joaquim Capitao (DG ENV)Robert Tomas (JRC)27.01.2015

• Water Framework Directive (WFD):– Objectives– Water management approach– River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) cycle– Reporting requirements on RBMPs

• 2016 WFD Reporting and INSPIRE– Spatial objects and INSPIRE spatial data themes & specifications– Conceptual mapping between WFD & INSPIRE application

schemas – Roadmap

• Lessons learnt for future work

Outline

Water Framework Directive• Provides the framework for EU water policy• Complemented by and related to other legislation regulating

specific aspects of water use• Water management integration with other policies

WFDRiver basin management plans – key tools for implementing WFD

Complemented by

Ground-water

Directive

Environ-mental Quality

Standards Directive

Commission Decision on ecological

status

Related legislation

Urban Waste-water

Treatment Directive

Nitrates Directive

Bathing Waters

Directive

Extended scope for integrated water

management

Floods Directive

Marine Strategy

Framework Directive

Source: Water Framework Directive; http://ec.europa.eu/environment/pubs/pdf/factsheets/water-framework-directive.pdf

WFD water management approach• The river basin approach – the best way to manage water and to

achieve good ecological, chemical or quantitative (GWB) status

River basin management plans (RBMPs): to safeguard each river basin district

Reporting cycles: 2016 / 2022 / (every 6 years)

River basin districts: cover river basins and associated coastal areas

National and international / cross border (36%) river basin districts (e.g. Danube, Rhine, Odra, Po, …)

River basins (catchments)

Entire river system, from sources of tributaries to the estuary, including ground-waters

River Basin Management Plans

EU Member States must:

• prevent deterioration in the status of aquatic ecosystems, protect them and improve the ecological condition of waters;

• aim to achieve at least good status for all waters. Where this is not possible, good status should be achieved by 2021 or 2027;

• promote sustainable use of water as a natural resource.

At National level: 1st RBMPs in 2009; next cycle in 2015 Reporting to the European Commission: 2010, 2016 (and every 6 years)

Source: http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/water-management/river-basin-management-plans-and-programme-of-measures

WFD Reporting: current schemas & guidance

River basin districts, their sub-units and

competent authorities

Surface water bodies,

pressures and status of waters

Ground-water bodies,

pressures and status of waters

Protected areas (protection of

waters, conservation of

habitats and species)

Surface water monitoring

stations

Ground-water monitoring

stations

Monitoring information

(water status)

Programmes of measure,

environmental objectives, water use

Surface waters related

background documentation

Ground waters related

background documentation

WFD common (code lists)

Guidance for spatial data

2016 WFD Reporting and INSPIRE

• Boundary conditions:– WFD Reporting guidance document has been endorsed by the

Water Directors– Potential changes to WFD Reporting shall fit into the roadmap

of WFD Reporting 2016– Priority in 2015 is on adaptation of tools used for reporting and

testing– Foreseen reporting – delivery period:

October 2015 – March 2016

• Work on alignment at conceptual level (mapping) in 2014:– Lead: DG ENV + consultants– Support by EEA, JRC

WFD Reporting and alignment with INSPIRE

• Identification of spatial objects in WFD and relationships with

INSPIRE applications schemas / specifications• Mapping between WFD schemas and INSPIRE

applications schemas

• Proposed changes to the WFD Guidance and reporting schemas

Conceptual mapping

WFD spatial objects & links to INSPIRE data specif.• River basin districts and their sub-

units

• Surface waters - water bodies:– Inland waters (except groundwater):

lake, a reservoir, a stream, river, etc.– Transitional waters– Coastal waters– Territorial waters (for specific cases of

chemical status)– Artificial water body– Heavily modified water body

• Groundwater bodies

• Monitoring stations (SWB, GWB)

• Protected areas: Protection of surface water & groundwater or conservation of habitats and species directly depending on water (not provided elsewhere)

INSPIRE Area management/ restriction/

regulation zones and reporting units

INSPIRE Area management/ restriction/ regulation zones and

reporting unitsProposed application schema Water Framework Directive

INSPIRE Environmental monitoring facilities

INSPIRE Protected sites

INSPIRE Hydrography

INSPIRE Geology

Mapping – outcomes 1/4• Positive mapping:– Geometry– Several attributes in WFD Reporting schemas can be

conceptually mapped to INSPIRE attributes– Examples - INSPIRE AM:

• European codes for RBD, SWB, GWB > part of INSPIRE Identifier

• Member States codes forRBD, SWB, GWB > INSPIRE thematicId

• Names of RBD, SWB, GWB > INSPIRE name

• Competent authority forRBD and RBD sub-units

Mapping – outcomes 2/4• For several INSPIRE properties, “default values” can be

used in WFD Reporting:– Examples – INSPIRE AM:

• zoneType = riverBasinDistrict or waterBodyForWFD• environmentalDomain = water• legalBasis = reference to the EU legislation – Water Framework Directive

• INSPIRE properties are proposed to be included in WFD Reporting schemas:– Examples – INSPIRE AM:

• Language of names• Designation period • Life cycle information• Information on RBMP (plan)

Mapping – outcomes 3/4• INSPIRE properties that are identified as voidable from

WFD Reporting point of view:– Information might be provided from the point of view of

INSPIRE implementation but are not requested by WFD Reporting

– Examples – INSPIRE AM:

Competent authorities at level of water bodies

(SWB, GWB)

Links between water bodies (SWB, GWB) & related hydrographic (surface waters) or

hydrogeology spatial objects (ground waters) in proposed WFD application schema

Mapping – outcomes 4/4• Concepts in WFD Reporting need extensions of INSPIRE

code lists:– Semantic alignment between INSPIRE and WFD– Examples:

INSPIRE data specs INSPIRE code list Proposed values to addEF – Environmental monitoring facilities

PurposeOfCollectionValue(empty code list)

Specific values for WFD

AM – Area management …

SpecialisedZoneTypeCode(empty code list)

categories for WFD surface water bodies (coastal, transitional, river, lake, etc.)

WFD Reporting 2016 - RoadmapWFD Reporting

guidance document - endorsed by the Water Directors

Identify related INSPIRE data models /

specifications (IR, TG)

INSPIRE specifications,

application schemas

Mapping of WFD schemas with INSPIRE app. schemas (IR, TG) Matching tables,

Proposed updates

Update of WFD schemas and guidelines

Updated WFD Reporting guidance

(as feasible) and schemas

(finalizing January 2015)

Testing, prepare reporting at MS level (tools)

Operational testing

Delivery

20142015 - 2016

Tools finalization (Feb 2015), some tools later

Mar – Jun 2015

Oct 2015 – Mar 2016

Lessons learnt for future work

Streamlining European Environmental Reporting with INSPIRE – expected benefits• Compatibility of spatial data sets used in Reporting

– By preserving semantics of INSPIRE and thematic Directives– Spatial data sets will be provided according to the same INSPIRE application

schemas and specifications (for example: RBD as INSPIRE AM and not as INSPIRE Hydrography)

• Comprehensive implementation of obligations related to INSPIRE Directive and thematic Directives

• Progressive use of INSPIRE infrastructure for reporting data flows

• Progressive contribution to INSPIRE infrastructure - access to environmental spatial data

Data oriented approach• Data level - conceptual mapping is the first step:– Include thematic and INSPIRE knowledge– Take decisions and document mapping– Information how to map (interpret) INSPIRE common elements

(base types) is advantage and time saver in this activity (identifiers, data types, code lists, extensions, …)

• Setting operational e-Reporting requires:– Several steps and cycles:

• Steps: policy (uses case), semantics, data, tools• System development cycles: analysis - design – development - testing –

operational implementation – maintenance• Training

– Resources for adaptation and capacity of stakeholders (MS, EC, EEA)

– Responsibility and governance (EU - national level)

Coordination and cooperation• Coordination should involve:– Interested stakeholders: thematic experts, networks,

nominated working groups, authorities responsible for reporting or for INSPIRE implementation

– Levels: Members States and European levels– Tighter links with INSPIRE MIG and coordination structures:

• INSPIRE MIG• INSPIRE Thematic Clusters (established December 2014)

https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ • INSPIRE coordination structures in MS

• Cooperation as:– Workshops– E-Reporting pilots and projects

Thank you

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