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WISE TG meeting 3-4 September 2009WISE TG meeting 3-4 September 2009CopenhagenCopenhagen

Topic 4Topic 4

Some ideas for future developments of Some ideas for future developments of WISE contentWISE content

Bo N. JacobsenBo N. Jacobsen

EEAEEA

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Observations from an almostObservations from an almost ”new-comer” ”new-comer”

Outlook for WISE should include a look at Outlook for WISE should include a look at the:the:

- Interests and expectations from the users Interests and expectations from the users - spatial and temporal dimensionsspatial and temporal dimensions- Time scale of the topicsTime scale of the topics- Data accuracy / uncertaintyData accuracy / uncertainty

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WISE usersWISE users

Environmental regulators Environmental regulators (incl. MS reporters)(incl. MS reporters)

Water utilities (Water utilities (incl. associations, consultantsincl. associations, consultants,..),..) Industries (e-PRTR,..)Industries (e-PRTR,..) NGOs and mediaNGOs and media The publicThe public Water professionals

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Current WISE servicesCurrent WISE services

Introductionary and explaining textsIntroductionary and explaining texts LibraryLibrary

Articles, highlights, publications, multimediaArticles, highlights, publications, multimedia MapsMaps

Maps and graphs, map viewerMaps and graphs, map viewer Pre-designed statisticsPre-designed statistics

data sets, waterbase, data viewer, indicators,data sets, waterbase, data viewer, indicators, CalendarCalendar

Upcoming eventsUpcoming events Data base downloadsData base downloads

data sets, EPERdata sets, EPER

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Some issues to improve:Some issues to improve:

Precise descriptive content definitions of Precise descriptive content definitions of metadata (reporting sheets, guidance metadata (reporting sheets, guidance documents) – not only IT formattingdocuments) – not only IT formatting

Lowest common nominator sets ”speed of Lowest common nominator sets ”speed of progress”progress”

Lag time between reference period and Lag time between reference period and documents / maps availabledocuments / maps available

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Bathing water qualityBathing water quality– versus the temporal dimension– versus the temporal dimension

Current Mapviewer is among the Current Mapviewer is among the fastest reportings in WISEfastest reportings in WISE however, showing compliance from however, showing compliance from

previous yearprevious year

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MapViewer – Bathing WaterMapViewer – Bathing Water

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Bathing water qualityBathing water quality– versus the temporal dimension– versus the temporal dimension

Current Mapviewer is among the Current Mapviewer is among the fastest reportings in WISE fastest reportings in WISE

Data viewer provides pre-designed Data viewer provides pre-designed statisticsstatistics:: for each stationfor each station for aggregated stations for aggregated stations

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Data Viewer – Bathing Data Viewer – Bathing WaterWater

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Eye on Earth Eye on Earth – updated on current year– updated on current year

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Bathing water qualityBathing water quality– versus the temporal dimension– versus the temporal dimension

But bathing water infections are But bathing water infections are instantaneousinstantaneous So for the public, only now- and forecasting So for the public, only now- and forecasting

is relevantis relevant

Existing now- and forecasting servicesExisting now- and forecasting services

(e.g.,Copenhagen harbour)(e.g.,Copenhagen harbour)http://www.vandudsigten.dk/KbhHavn/KbhHavn_Demo.asp?Thttp://www.vandudsigten.dk/KbhHavn/KbhHavn_Demo.asp?Type=0&dtmFrom=13/07/2009&dtmTo=14/07/2009ype=0&dtmFrom=13/07/2009&dtmTo=14/07/2009

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Perspectives Perspectives (opportunities)(opportunities)

- ”for the times they are a’changing”- ”for the times they are a’changing”

User based interests (demand driven):User based interests (demand driven): NGO and public interest in timely, targeted relevant and reliable NGO and public interest in timely, targeted relevant and reliable

environmental information – qualifying the debateenvironmental information – qualifying the debate Water professional interest in easy and cheap (free) access to Water professional interest in easy and cheap (free) access to

comprehensive data series by downloadscomprehensive data series by downloads Any specific wishes from Member States ?Any specific wishes from Member States ?

Technology based advances (supply driven):Technology based advances (supply driven): power of GIS tools (visualisation…)power of GIS tools (visualisation…) blog-forum for the public user – to stimulate environmental debates ?blog-forum for the public user – to stimulate environmental debates ? reach-out to both water professionals, NGOs and the public (web-based reach-out to both water professionals, NGOs and the public (web-based

services…)services…) Data availability at both spatial and (especially) temporal resolution Data availability at both spatial and (especially) temporal resolution

(near-realtime data…)(near-realtime data…)

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SensorPLCCommunicationControl håndle

SCADA system

SCADA system

Monitoring

Spatial rainfall nowcasting /forecasting

Realtime setpoint control

Realtime setpoint control

Impact model

Warning system

Strategy optimisation

The modern sewerage and WWTP systems of tomorrow(Source: SWI project)http://swi.er.dtu.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=2

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Data accuracy:Data accuracy:Calculation of overall data varianceCalculation of overall data variance

- simplified example- simplified example

3 WWTPs:3 WWTPs: 500,000 PE, effluent 3000 500,000 PE, effluent 3000 ++ 300 t/y COD 300 t/y COD (10%)(10%) 50,000 PE, effluent 300 50,000 PE, effluent 300 ++ 75 t/y COD 75 t/y COD (25%)(25%) 5,000 PE, estimate 50 5,000 PE, estimate 50 ++ 25 t/y COD 25 t/y COD (50%)(50%)

Overall variance:Overall variance:ss22 = = 30030022 + + 775522 + 25 + 2522 = 96,250 = 96,250

Overall std. dev.:Overall std. dev.:s = s = (96,250)(96,250)½½ = 310 = 310

Aggregated result to be reported:Aggregated result to be reported:total effluent: total effluent: 3350 3350 ++ 310 t/y COD 310 t/y COD

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Example – Lithuania: Total loads and data accuracyExample – Lithuania: Total loads and data accuracy

Flow (Q)Flow (Q) SSSS CODCOD BOD7BOD7 Total NTotal N Total PTotal P

10103 3 mm33/d/d t/dt/d

22 WWTPs with data22 WWTPs with data 267 267 ++ 19 19 6.6 6.6 ++ 1.6 1.6 17 17 ++ 5.8 5.8 7.7 7.7 ++ 1.6 1.6 4.8 4.8 ++ 1.0 1.0 0.58 0.58 ++ 0.12 0.12

Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – prim.Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – prim. 2.6 2.6 ++ 0.8 0.8 0.46 0.46 ++ 0.3 0.3 10.1 10.1 ++ 0.4 0.4 0.55 0.55 ++ 0.33 0.33 0.13 0.13 ++ 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.02 ++ 0.01 0.01

Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – sec.Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – sec. 43 43 ++ 13 13 0.59 0.59 ++ 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.7 ++ 1.1 1.1 0.68 0.68 ++ 0.40 0.40 0.74 0.74 ++ 0.36 0.36 0.12 0.12 ++ 0.06 0.06

Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – tert.Other WWTPs > 1500 p.e. – tert. 104 104 ++ 14 14 1.05 1.05 ++ 0.5 0.5 3.4 3.4 ++ 1.0 1.0 0.76 0.76 ++ 0.28 0.28 0.73 0.73 ++ 0.25 0.25 0.12 0.12 ++ 0.06 0.06

Other WWTPs Other WWTPs << 1500 p.e. – prim. 1500 p.e. – prim. 1.3 1.3 ++ 0.8 0.8 0.18 0.18 ++ 0.2 0.2 0.55 0.55 ++ 0.5 0.5 0.31 0.31 ++ 0.36 0.36 0.07 0.07 ++ 0.07 0.07 0.01 0.01 ++ 0.01 0.01

Other WWTPs Other WWTPs << 1500 p.e. – sec. 1500 p.e. – sec. 23 23 ++ 13 13 1.6 1.6 ++ 1.9 1.9 4.2 4.2 ++ 3.6 3.6 2.1 2.1 ++ 2.5 2.5 1.06 1.06 ++ 1.0 1.0 0.16 0.16 ++ 0.17 0.17

Other WWTPs Other WWTPs << 1500 p.e. – tert. 1500 p.e. – tert. 13 13 ++ 3.4 3.4 0.59 0.59 ++ 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.2 ++ 0.7 0.7 0.59 0.59 ++ 0.43 0.43 0.24 0.24 ++ 0.16 0.16 0.02 0.02 ++ 0.03 0.03

Untreated dischargesUntreated discharges 282 282 ++ 39 39 71 71 ++ 59 59 154 154 ++ 88 88 85 85 ++ 51 51 14 14 ++ 9.0 9.0 2.5 2.5 ++ 1.3 1.3

Total, aggregated (S)Total, aggregated (S) 737 737 ++ 50 50 82 82 ++ 59 59 184 184 ++ 88 88 97 97 ++ 51 51 23 23 ++ 9.2 9.2 3.5 3.5 ++ 1.3 1.3

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Perspectives Perspectives (opportunities)(opportunities)

Organisational based promotors:Organisational based promotors:

Reporting obligations (INSPIRE…)Reporting obligations (INSPIRE…) Willingness to share data (?)Willingness to share data (?) Data streamlining in international reporting (Reportnet…)Data streamlining in international reporting (Reportnet…)

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Perspectives (suggestions)Perspectives (suggestions)

””Pop-up” facilitated easy access to metadata content definitionsPop-up” facilitated easy access to metadata content definitions

Stratified approach in Data Services enabling links to more extended Stratified approach in Data Services enabling links to more extended services (national, regional, local,..) and potential near-online data for services (national, regional, local,..) and potential near-online data for selected monitoring stations / emissions – enable WISE to includeselected monitoring stations / emissions – enable WISE to include

Development of data management modules (statistically based data Development of data management modules (statistically based data reduction, uniform load estimation methods,..) as a service to MS reduction, uniform load estimation methods,..) as a service to MS

Derive indicators (specific loads, energy/resource related efficiencies,..)Derive indicators (specific loads, energy/resource related efficiencies,..)

Enabling more downloads of data bases primarily for professional users Enabling more downloads of data bases primarily for professional users

Establishing blog-forum for the public user – to stimulate environmental Establishing blog-forum for the public user – to stimulate environmental debates (resources ? who to look after it ?)debates (resources ? who to look after it ?)

””marketing” existing data-services to both the public and water marketing” existing data-services to both the public and water professionals targetted different needs and understandingsprofessionals targetted different needs and understandings

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

What do you think ?What do you think ?