Transcript OUTLOOK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EU WFD BASED

NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY
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integration of different theories (elv)
river basin approach
water quality, quantity and ecology
hydrology, hydraulics, chemistry, ecology,
soil science, economics
NGOs in decision making
level of public discussions, stakeholders
river basin management plans
River basin districts in Europe
WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE
The EU Water Framework Directive requires the
assessment for all kind of water bodies in order to describe
their status and to prove the result of the process of reaching
the good ecological status or potential >> deadlines
 Assessment of the structure of the physical environment
and the flow regime of streams and rivers
 Reference conditions (river passports)
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CLASSIFICATION OF WATER BODIES
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According to WFD the followings must be
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Natural water body
Heavily modified body
Artificial water body
> good ecological
status
> good ecological
potential
> good ecological
potential
They are important because of the level of
environmental objectives
DEFINITIONS BY ARTICLE 5 REPORT OF
HUNGARY
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Heavily modified water body in case of rivers
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25, means 4%-HMWB
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Min.50% in hydrological or/and morhological condition is
effected by
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Dammed water effect on big lowland rivers
Passageway for energetical purpose
WB serves as a reservoire in mountain area
281, means 38% pHMWB
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Downstream section influenced by reservoire
Increased water quantity resulted by reservoire-control effect
Profile and current are changed—these can not be considered
as they would be in natural conditions
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Here the good status is possibly reachable
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Heavily modified WB in case of lakes
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50% of the soreline is artificial/embankment
Profile dramatically changed
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150% of the original depth or open water surface
Retention time changed +20% of the original
Artificial water body
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TYPOLOGY FOR RIVERS AND ARTIFICAL WBS
REFERENCE CONDITIONS
Lowland, CaCO3 hydro-chemical, coarse sediment,
big watershed area, medium-sized river
LAKE WATER BODIES
Assessment of Human activity
Significant point source pollution
• discharge of WWTP
• discharge of (industrial IPPC and IPPC type)
Significant diffuse source pollution
• nutrient and pesticid from agriculture
• lack of tanking
Cont.
Water extractions:
• agricultural
• drininkg water,
•industrial,
•reservoire,
• sharing discharge for engergetical use,
• sharing discharge for other uses
AT RISK (point source pollution)
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Organic load
Nutreint load
Hazardous parameters (Annex 10)
AT RISK (diffuse source pollution)
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Sensibility analyses for N and P from
CORINE
Cells are made
water probably effected by actual pressure—
impact is estimated, multiplied value, by
catchments
Nutrient, hydromorphological pressures, subsistance priorities
STATUS ASSESSMENT (2004-2005)
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Biological quality elements
Assessment of the structure of the physical
environment and the flow regime of streams
and rivers = hydromorphology
Physical-chemical parameters
Pressures & Impact --assessment
selecting the
most important
pressures
Pressures and
driving forces
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Impact assessment
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Environmental
objectives
Risk assessment
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Possible water status till 2015
Point source pollution
Diffuse source
pollution
Hydromorphological
pressure
Hydrological pressure
others
EXAMPLE FROM THE STRUCTURE OF
DATABASE DEVELOPED
MONITORING (deadline Dec 2006)
Next step…
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING
PILOT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS
AND OTHER RELEVANT NEW PROJECTS
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River basin management plans are developed on
some pilot areas:
 For example for ZAGYVA-TARNA RIVER BASIN
(finished)
Pilot area among the case study for 2nd phase of the
contribution for the implementation of WFD (UpperTisza)
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Participants: ÖKo Rt., BME VKK, VTK Innosystem Kft.,
ARCADIS Euroconsult BV.(Period: January 2007-June 2007)
9 pilot areas one, 3 objectives:
Pilot area among the case study for 2nd phase of the contribution
for the implementation of WFD (Upper-Tisza)
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development the possible technical measures with the
possible ecological effects + all the issues influencing the
decision on the acceptance of the measures
Strategy for the better public involvement, public
participation (mainly for state administration level)
Methodology and guideline for economic assessment
www.vizeink.hu
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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HarmoniCop
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www.harmonicop.info
Dialogue – agricultural water management issues
Transboundary cooperation
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Legislations and country contracts
Hernàd RBMP (2004-2006)
ECONTACT-FIDON projekt
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/waterframework/implrep2007/pdf/sec_2007_0362_en.pdf
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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
Accompanying document to the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
'Towards Sustainable Water Management in the European
Union'
First stage in the implementation of the Water Framework
Directive 2000/60/EC
[COM(2007) 128 final]
[SEC(2007) 363]