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European Commission - DG Environment
Unit 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
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Contents of the Presentation
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Key Components of the Water Framework Directive
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Regulatory aspects of water monitoring in the context
of the WFD (and analytical implications)
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Integration issues: environmental, policy,
standardisation, research
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Need for a ‘science-policy’ interface
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Conclusions, perspectives
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Evolution of water policies
TODAY
WFD
Bathing Water
Drinking Water
Surface Water
Fish Water
Shellfish Water
Ground water
Urban Waste Water
Nitrates
IPPC
Exchange of Information
Decision Surface Waters
Dangerous Substances
WFD
2013
Bathing Water
REPEAL
Drinking Water
Urban Waste
Water
Nitrates
IPPC
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Water Framework Directive:
key elements
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protecting all waters, surface and ground waters
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Setting environmental objectives
good quality (‘good status’) to be achieved within a set
deadline of 15 years
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water management based on river basins
combined approach of emission controls and water
quality standards, plus phasing out of particularly
hazardous substances
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economic instruments: economic analysis, and getting
the prices right - to promote wise use of water
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getting the citizen involved: public participation
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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
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Integration with other policies
Environment and health
Natural resources
Chemicals
Marine policy
Waste
Transport policy
Development 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).
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River basins
in Europe
Strong needs for
coordination at
EU level
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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
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CIS operational diagram
Water Directors
Steering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
Strategic Steering Group
“WFD and Agriculture”
Expert Advisory Forum
“Flood Protection”
Chair: Commission
Strategic Co-ordination Group
Art. 21
Committee
Co-ordination of work programme
Chair: Commission
Chair: UK and Commission
Working Group C
“Groundwater”
Working Group A
“Ecological Status”
Working Group E
“Priority Substances”
Lead: Commission and AT
Lead: JRC, DE and UK
Lead: Commission
“Chemical Monitoring”
“Chemical Monitoring”
Working Group B
“Integrated River
Basin Management”
Working Group D
“Reporting”
Lead: FR and ES
"GIS” Expert Network
Lead: Commission
Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.
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State-of-play
•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.
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Pilot River Basins Network
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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)
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Pilot 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
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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
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WFD monitoring framework
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
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Monitoring parameters (1)
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)
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Monitoring parameters (2)
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
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Analytical implications
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
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Perspectives
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 ?
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Environmental issues
(example of groundwater)
Risks of pollution from diffuse/point
sources (incl. landfills, wastes,
contaminated soils, agriculture)
Run-off
Construction
Products,
Urban wastes
Drinking water
abstraction
Prevent / Limit
Interactions with aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems? Links
with SW status and EQS
Trend identification
and reversal
Quality
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standards /
thresholds?
Time
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Policy integration
POLICY
Seveso,
IPPC
POLICY
Env. Impact assessment
POLICY
Birds,
Habitats
DRINKING
WATER
URBAN
SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
POLICY
Drinking water
POLICY
POLICY
UWW,
CPD
POLICY
Bathing water
POLICY
WFD
Sewage sludge
landfill
POLICY
POLICY
Pesticides,
Nitrates,
biocides
groundwater
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Links to standardisation
POLICY
POLICY
Env. Impact assessment
POLICY
Birds,
Habitats
CEN
CEN TC 230
DRINKING
WATER
AGRICULTURE
URBAN
SECTOR
Seveso,
IPPC
INDUSTRY
CEN
CEN TC 308
§ 345
CEN
POLICY
CEN TC 292
Drinking water
POLICY
POLICY
UWW,
CPD
POLICY
Bathing water
POLICY
WFD
Sewage sludge
landfill
POLICY
POLICY
Pesticides,
Nitrates,
biocides
groundwater
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Research integration
POLICY
Seveso,
IPPC
POLICY
RESEARCH
POLICY
Birds,
Habitats
Water uses
DRINKING
WATER
CEN
CEN TC 230
Env. Impact assessment
URBAN
SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CEN
CEN
CEN TC 292
POLICY
RESEARCH
Drinking water
RESEARCH
Interactions with
wetlands
POLICY
RESEARCH
Soil & surface water
interactions
POLICY
Bathing water
POLICY
WFD
CEN TC 308
§ 345
INDUSTRY
POLICY
UWW,
CPD
Risk studies,
remediation
Sewage sludge
landfill
POLICY
POLICY
Pesticides,
Nitrates,
biocides
groundwater
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Integration of research into GWD
development?
2006
Directive
adoption
2005
6th FWP
2004
2003
COM
Adoption
2002
EAF Gw
2001
CIS
2000
1999
1998
WFD
5th FWP
Priority 8: BRIDGE
[Tailor-made to policy]
BASELINE
[scientific success,
But no direct support]
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The integration loop
POLICY
DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN OF
POLICY
RESEARCH,
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS,
POLICY INTEGRATION
POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION
POLICY
REVIEW
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The consultation loop
POLICY
MAKER
MEMBER
STATES
SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY,
POLICY DGs
STAKEHOLDERS
(industry, NGOs,
Associations)
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In a perfect world …
NATIONAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
Co-ordination
EU-FUNDED
RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
EU-POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION
Integration of relevant policies is generally
achieved through internal EC consulation
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In reality
NATIONAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
EU-FUNDED
RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
EU-POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION
Only part of the results of research projects are
effectively and efficiently applicable to policies
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Links with FP6
FP5 and FP6 projects
(Priorities 6-8)
SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY
WFD
Scientific foundation
Political agenda
Time pressure
Policy used as justification
Specific research agenda
Results accessability
INTERFACE
NEEDS
Increased awareness
Improved communication
Concerted planning
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Interfacing needs
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An “interface” is needed for facilitating understanding and
implementation of environmental policies
However, present networks
only address a knowledgeable
community
Workshops, action plans,
reports, website, newsletters
are all good communication
tools but should be “tailormade” to different user
categories
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Research
Data &
knowledge
offers
pilots
PRB's
WFD
Guidances
key-issues
experiences
demands
WFD implementation
Water managers
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Others: Links to WISE
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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
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Coordination needs
FP6, ERA-NET Research
Research
funding
development programmes
Research
Policy
interface
PRB, RTD
DEVELOPMENT
Research use,
demonstration
DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION
LIFE
Research
Research
Water policies
Demonstration
policy
programmes
REVIEW
Research
Research
progress
dissemination
Research
INTERREG III
Integration
interface
HarmoniCA, ‘WISE’
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Conclusions: inputs from the
analytical community
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Analytical progress represents a key feature of implementation and
review of environmental policies: however, communication is far from being
in place among the scientific and policy-making groups. Efforts are made to
identify the operatibility of a possible RTD-Policy interface.
Coordination at EU level is required to ensure information exchanges
among the analytical community on new features (new methods, new
substances) and a mechanism enabling efficient QA/QC to take place (120
river basin districts in 2U countries!)
Improvements are already noted thanks to ‚tailor-made‘ projects funded
under the ‚Scientific Support to Policies‘ (SSP) Priority of FP6, such as
SWIFT-WFD (validation/development of screening/field methods) and a new
topic on AQC in support to water and soil policies (upcoming evaluation). In
addition, projects are looking at emerging substances, taking account of the
analytical challenges (e.g. NORMAN)
Interfacing implies efforts to establish and maintain a multidisciplinary
dialogue and to look at integration issues (other policies, public awareness,
education etc.) – We cannot anymore afford to work isolated!