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NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY

NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY. 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

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NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY

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  1. NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY • 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

  2. River basin districts in Europe

  3. 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)

  4. CLASSIFICATION OF WATER BODIES • According to WFD the followings must be • Natural water body • Heavily modified body • Artificial water body They are important because of the level of environmental objectives • > good ecological status • > good ecological potential • > good ecological potential

  5. DEFINITIONS BY ARTICLE 5 REPORT OF HUNGARY • Heavily modified water body in case of rivers • 25, means 4%-HMWB • Min.50% in hydrological or/and morhological condition is effected by • Dammed water effect on big lowland rivers • Passageway for energetical purpose • WB serves as a reservoire in mountain area • 281, means 38% pHMWB • 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 • Here the good status is possibly reachable

  6. Heavily modified WB in case of lakes • 50% of the soreline is artificial/embankment • Profile dramatically changed • 150% of the original depth or open water surface • Retention time changed +20% of the original • Artificial water body • 150

  7. TYPOLOGY FOR RIVERS AND ARTIFICAL WBS

  8. Lowland, CaCO3 hydro-chemical, coarse sediment, big watershed area, medium-sized river REFERENCE CONDITIONS

  9. LAKE WATER BODIES

  10. 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

  11. Cont. Water extractions: • agricultural • drininkg water, •industrial, •reservoire, • sharing discharge for engergetical use, • sharing discharge for other uses

  12. AT RISK (point source pollution) • Organic load • Nutreint load • Hazardous parameters (Annex 10)

  13. AT RISK (diffuse source pollution) • Sensibility analyses for N and P from CORINE • Cells are made • water probably effected by actual pressure—impact is estimated, multiplied value, by catchments

  14. Nutrient, hydromorphological pressures, subsistance priorities

  15. STATUS ASSESSMENT(2004-2005) • Biological quality elements • Assessment of the structure of the physical environment and the flow regime of streams and rivers = hydromorphology • Physical-chemical parameters

  16. Point source pollution Diffuse source pollution Hydromorphological pressure Hydrological pressure others Pressures & Impact --assessment selecting the most important pressures Pressures and driving forces Impact assessment Environmental objectives Risk assessment Possible water status till 2015

  17. EXAMPLE FROM THE STRUCTURE OF DATABASE DEVELOPED

  18. MONITORING (deadline Dec 2006) Next step…

  19. RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING

  20. PILOT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS AND OTHER RELEVANT NEW PROJECTS • 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 (Upper-Tisza) • Participants: ÖKo Rt., BME VKK, VTK Innosystem Kft., ARCADIS Euroconsult BV.(Period: January 2007-June 2007) • 9 pilot areas one, 3 objectives:

  21. Pilot area among the case study for 2nd phase of the contribution for the implementation of WFD (Upper-Tisza)(cont.) • 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

  22. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • HarmoniCop • www.harmonicop.info Dialogue –agricultural water management issues

  23. Transboundary cooperation • Legislations and country contracts • Hernàd RBMP (2004-2006) • ECONTACT-FIDON projekt

  24. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/implrep2007/pdf/sec_2007_0362_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/implrep2007/pdf/sec_2007_0362_en.pdf 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]

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