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Session 1: Article V Reports and Member State Implementation Preliminary feedback on analysis of Article V reports Lauriane Gréaud-Hoveman (INERIS), Benoît Fribourg-Blanc (IOW). Workshop, CCAB, Brussels, 03/10/2006. Content. I. Context II. Approach used III. The analysis
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Session 1: Article V Reports and Member State Implementation Preliminary feedback on analysis of Article V reports Lauriane Gréaud-Hoveman (INERIS), Benoît Fribourg-Blanc (IOW) Workshop, CCAB, Brussels, 03/10/2006
Content • I. Context • II. Approach used • III. The analysis • III.1. Relevant pollutants in MS and IRDB • III.2. Monitoring • III.3. Current sources and associated pressures • III.4. Risk assessment • III.5. Reduction measures of significant point and diffuse pressures • III.6. Data gaps • III.7. Transition towards WFD • IV. Main conclusions • V. Open questions
WFD, substances and guidances (1/2) • “Article 5: Characteristics of the River Basin District,Review of the environmental impact of human activityand Economic Analysis of water use” (WFD) a summary report (March 2005, Dec.2013, every 6 years) • Supporting tools • Guidance Document No. 3: Analysis of Pressures and Impacts • Reporting Sheets for 2005 Reporting (SWPI1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9) • Guidance Document No. 7: Monitoring under the WFD + • Guidance Document on elements for pollution reduction programmes under article 7 of Council Directive 76/464/EEC
[...] covers all sources and pathways into the aquatic environment • SWPI1 : Summary of all significant pressures on surface waters in the River Basin District • SWPI3 : A list of the significant pollutants [...] from point sources, [...] estimates of load [...] • Priority Substances • Other significant pollutants (WFD Annex VIII) • [...] summary of the methodology Source : Impress guidance • SWPI4 : A list of the pollutants from diffuse sources [...] estimates of load [...] • - Priority Substances • - Other significant pollutants (WFD Annex VIII) • [...] summary of the methodology WFD, substances and guidances (2/2)
Data / information mining, not compliance checking! Context (1/2) : objectives • Need of data and metadata on chemical substances of concern for prioritisation • implement new data collection • make best use of available data sources • DSD (76/464/EEC) Article 7 reports • WFD (2000/60/EC) Article 5 reports with 4 types of reports : • roof report part A (7) • roof report part B (19) • national summary (18) • RBD summary (33) • Synergies with EEA activities on emissions
WFD RBDs • area analysed Source : GIS layer : Nilsson et al: International River Basin Districts under the EU Water Framework Directive, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), IOW treatment Source : http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/transposition.html Context (2/2) : existing RBDs and reports assessed Currently 23 MS: 134 RBDs Norway: 14 RBDs RO, BG, HR: 9 RBDs No double counting: 96 RBDs (for 23 MS) 69 national 27 international (area 70%) 7 IRBD roof reports, part A 11 National summary reports 1 RDB report from UK 18 MS, 2 AC (RO, BG), 1 CC (CS), 7 others
Source : Impress guidance Approach used : setting the scene • Dangerous substances in summary Article 5 reports
Approach used : the assessment • Detailed analysis : • each report: pressure and impact 1. Substances of concern 2. Data collection 3. Current sources and associated pressures 4. Risk assessment: national EQS derived? SWB at risk? 5. Reduction measures: ELV settled? 6. Gaps mentioned 7. General conclusion; Specific remarks • SWB • Summary of all reports : • summary tables, • identification of common elements and gaps.
Summary table (countries) *EQS from DSD daughter directives. No national EQS derived. ** ELV were used for the risk assessment. *** no national ELV. ELV set site by site.
Summary table (IRBD) * in one MS
Analysis: relevant pollutants in MS and IRBD • List of relevant substances rarely provided, • Groups of substances (HM, pesticides, PCBs) mentioned, • Variable number of substances (from <10 to >100) • Different number from Art 7: why? • Identification: use of existing datasets on emission and discharge or monitoring and EQS (national programmes)
Analysis: Monitoring • National and IRBD monitoring are mentioned: • DE, AT, FR, UK national networks • Ireland: National Monitoring Screening Programme (200 sub.) • Danube: TNMN, Joint Danube survey • ... • Widely used for the assessment, • Information on data type (surveillance, screening, research, discharge) is often unclear, • Details not given (number of stations, parameters, temporal coverage, ...) • Analysis used to identify gaps/recommendations
Analysis: Current sources and associated pressures • Significant pressures identified (point and diffuse pollution) • Link with sources often unclear • Main sources identified (urban, industry, agriculture), but extension not clear (thresholds...) • Rare reference to other reportings (EPER, national inventory)
Analysis: Risk assessment (1/2) • Cornerstone of the report • Impact based, pressure based or both • Criteria used: • hydromorphology, • trophic status, nutrients pressure • pollution by priority substances or other specific pollutants • High number of WB “at risk” A number of which at risk from chemical substances • e.g. 75% for BE (Flanders) or 85% for NL • A majority “possibly” at risk due to a lack of data
Source: IMPACT ASSESSMENT : Proposal for a Directive on EQS, IOW treatment Water bodies at risk of failing good chemical status
Analysis: Risk assessment (2/2) • National EQS already defined in some MS (AT, DE, FR) • Sometimes different number from DSD Art 7: why? • But number of substances or value unclear • And the type of quality objective sometimes unclear (BG, RO)
Analysis: Reduction measures of significant point and diffuse pressures • More a national question than (I)RBD one • Issue for new MS (EU10) and AC • Mainly setting ELV and permit systems
Analysis: Data gaps • Issue merged with “Recommendation for monitoring” • Main gaps • data on PHS, PS • availability of measured data on point and diffuse pressures • at IRBD level: lack of comparable data from each bordering countries • Examples of recommendations • increase and development of surveillance monitoring • creation of a common data and information system (FR, LT) • development of methodologies to estimate pressures from diffuse sources
Main conclusions • Data on dangerous substances available but • Article 5 is more focussed on risk assessment for WB • Good gaps identification • Next step for MS: improvement of monitoring network • A lot of guidance on WFD and implementation • A need to consolidate existing guidance or develop a dedicated (to DS) guidance?
list of guidances WFD implementation - dangerous substances • Preliminary review of WFD Art. 5 reports • information reported by MS is variable • often incomplete as regards dangerous substances • Pollution reduction programmes under Art. 7 Dir 76/464/EEC • Dir 76/464 will be fully repealed by 2013: during this transitional period, MS are invited to apply the principles of the WFD for implementation of Art. 7 • Guidances WS-PS, Dulio, Brussels, 03/10/2006
Proposal: development of a Cookbook • consolidate existing guidance • build on experience gained by MS in the first round of Art. 5 reporting (problems encountered and best practice) • Do MS feel a specific guidance as regards dangerous substances would be useful? • What this guidance doc should look like? Input from participants in the workshop of today WS-PS, Dulio, Brussels, 03/10/2006