What happens next? November 2007

1. What happens next? November 2007

2. Contents WFD timetable & consultations The River Basin Management Planning Process Applying classification Making the Programme of Measures The draft River Basin Management Plan How the Plan might affect LA’s.

3. WFD Timetable

4. Water Matters – Have Your Say! Formal consultation period finishes in December 2007 A digest of all responses will be produced by spring 2008 The submissions will help to identify any issues that the booklet missed comments about the issues in the SE waters (geographical problems) consensus on the proposed measures for each topic this will shape how the actions are applied in the SE river basin district Consultation inputs will be incorporated into the draft plan (Dec 08) Further consultations on the draft plan will shape the final plan (Dec 09)

5. Monitor water bodies Classify their “status” This is a complex process ! What objectives apply ? Which pressures ? What are key risk factors ? What are technical options ? What are the most cost effective measures ? What is a realistic timeframe for implementation ? Default Objectives Set Objectives Programmes of Measures Implement Review performance The River Basin Management Planning Process Prevent deterioration Maintain high status Protected area objectives Most stringent applies ! Restoration to at least good status by 2015 Source: Dr C Byrne DEHLG

6. Applying Classification ECOLOGICAL STATUS No or minimal HIGH Quality Standards Slight GOOD Min Objective Moderate MODERATE POOR Major Bad BAD Good Status = Good ecological status & good chemical status

7. Applying Classification

8. Applying Classification Proposed standards for 18 Specific Relevant Pollutants

9. Making the Programme of measures

10. Focussed supplementary measures where basic measures not enough Other prescribed basic measures e.g. New controls on dangerous substance discharges, abstractions and physical modifications The Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC); The Birds Directive (79/409/EEC); The Drinking Water Directive (80/778/EEC) as amended by Directive (98/83/EC); The Major Accidents (Seveso) Directive (96/82/EC); The Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (85/337/EEC); The Sewage Sludge Directive (86/278/EEC); The Urban Waste-water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC); The Plant Protection Products Directive (91/414/EEC); The Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC); The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) ; The Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Directive (96/61/EC). Making the Programme of measures Source: Dr C Byrne DEHLG

11. Making the Programme of measures Paramount - Protected areas and protection of good/high status waters must be addressed. Thereafter, critical factors should be taken into account in prioritising waterbodies for restoration under the various programmes and plans; • The current status of water body (Distance to target) • Critical risk factors (e.g. current scale of pressure, performance of wastewater treatment facilities, pollution pathway factors such as surface water run-off risk, groundwater vulnerability) • The predicted trend in pressures causing failure by 2015 • The technical challenge of implementing the necessary work on the ground in time for 2015. • Costs ?

12. The draft River Basin Management Plan Plan Report Tool Dec 08/Aug 09 WISE Information March 2010 Background Information (POMS, class etc) December 2008 RBD draft Plan December 2008 RBD final Plan August 2009 2010 report to Minister & commission March 2010 • RBD Consultants • & • Agencies • RBD Consultants • & • Agencies • Agencies • “publish”

13. The draft RBM Plan Reporting Tool

14. The draft RBM Plan Reporting Tool • TYPOLOGY – text eg an upland river in an alkaline area etc • PROTECTED STATUS – Reg of Protected Area tick list table (citation text?) • MONITORING SITES – table of sites within the waterbody with co-ords, code, programme (S/O/I), list of status elements measured & who monitors • STATUS – table of overall WFD status and sub elements (Annex 5) - eg rivers biology, morph, hydro, phys-chem and overall chemical, date status calculated • should a history be presented or is 2007 baseline to be added to? • should full chemical status be presented or a summary listing failures? • DEFAULT OBJECTIVES – table stating default objective and recording any modifications (ie exemption or revised timescales) • POMS – tick list table (based on simplified 2010 format) • SWMI topic and key measures themes for each (eg WWTP/CSO upgrade, industrial license review, landfill study, SSRS/farm survey, septic tank restrictions, forestry restrictions, dang subs monitoring, abstraction license, reduction programme, morph restoration action, planning restrictions, aliens) • Also need the by who and when

15. Local Authority Actions

16. Local Authority Actions MIR - New national licensing system for WWTS & licence reviews • LAs will be required to obtain licenses for treatment plants, secure WSIP resources for upgrades and undertake review of all Section 4 and 16 industry discharge licenses and undertake enforcement regarding the industrial licences Other Points - Controls adequate. Compliance + enforcement critical • LAs will be required to complete registration and risk assessment of these facilities, where necessary secure resources for remedial measures and to undertake enforcement activities Agriculture - NAP adequate. But review in 2009. Sensitive areas • LAs will be required to undertake SSRS investigations in at risk/impacted catchments to assess NAP compliance, with follow-up farm surveys and where necessary to undertake pollution enforcement activities Septic Tanks - Guidance. Identify high risk areas + modify development plans • LAs will be required to align land use policy, secure resources for sewering priority areas and where necessary to undertake pollution enforcement activities Forestry - Guidance. Prohibit afforestation in high risk areas • LAs will be required to align land use policy and where necessary to undertake pollution enforcement activities

17. Local Authority Actions Dangerous Substance - New water quality standards + inclusion in discharge licences • As MIR - LAs will be required to undertake review of all Section 4 and 16 industry discharge licenses and undertake enforcement regarding the industrial licences – further LA activities are likely to become licensed in future for example CSO’s weed spraying etc Morphology - New national registration & licensing system + guidance • Likely lead role to EPA however LAs may be required to undertake licensing of small activities, include morphology considerations in the planning approvals processes and in priority areas secure resources for restoration measures, LAs may also be required to apply for morphology licenses for their own schemes Abstractions - New national registration & licensing system + guidance • Likely lead role to EPA however LAs may be required to undertake licensing of small activities and apply for abstraction licenses for major schemes Protected areas – Enforcement of Plans and where necessary land use control • LAs will be required to align land use policy and where necessary to assess development applications in designated catchments Additional activities • Educational awareness programmes – in support of all significant issues • Response to the local issues eg alien species as identified in the SWMI.

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