German Guidebook on the Implementation of the EC Water Framework Directive

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German Guidebook on the Implementation of the EC
Water Framework Directive

• Dr. Harald Irmer
• Germany

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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

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The 16 States of Germany
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River Basin District in Germany
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Implementation of WFD in Germany

• 1. Federal Goverment
• - basic law, international cooperation
• 2. 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

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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)

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River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)

• 3 levelsa) whole River Basin District general
  planning and coordinationb) important
  tributaries regional planning on states
  levelc) small tributaries working level,
  detailed local planning
• Result one RBMP, composed from coordinated
  regional and local plans

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Rhine River Basin District - Planned Working Areas
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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

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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 national river
  basin sub basin

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Assistance for the Implementation of the WFD in
Germany

• handbook using a loose leaf guidance system for
  updating
• 4 Parts1. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 1. Necessary action/work to be completed until
  2004
• 1.1 Surface Waters
• 1.1.1 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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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 1.2 Groundwater ?
• 1.2.1 Initial characterization
• 1.2.2 Detailed description
• 1.2.3 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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Protected Areas

• Mapping of protected areas (acc. WFD)
• abstraction of water
• economically important species
• nutrient-sensitive / sensitive areas, vulnerable
  zones
• protection of species and habitats
• designated bathing waters

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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 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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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 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)

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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

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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

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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 5. Necessary action/work to be completed until
  2009
• 5.1 Analysis and presentation of the results of
  the monitoring programmes
• 5.2 Deficit analysis of objectives
• 5.3 Plan of measures
• 5.4 Register of any detailed programmes and
  mangement plans for river basin districts

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Handbook Part 3 Table of Contents

• 5.5 Summary of public information and
  consultation measures
• 5.6 Records concering costs to be recovered for
  water services
• 5.7 Summary of all activities and results in the
  management plan for the RBD

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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

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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

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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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Conclusions

• The draft of the handbook will be discussed with
  experts from all levels and pilot projects in
  Germany and abroad to exchange experience.
• The guidance documents of EC-expert groups will
  be incorporated.
• The next edition of the handbook will be
  available in Jan. 2002.