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European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine
Hydroinformatic challenges of the Water Framework Directive
implementation
Philippe QUEVAUVILLER European Commission, DG ENV
European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine
Evolution of water policies
WFDBathing WaterDrinking WaterSurface WaterFish WaterShellfish WaterGround waterUrban Waste WaterNitratesIPPCExchange of Information Decision Surface WatersDangerous Substances
WFD
Bathing Water
Drinking Water
Urban Waste Water
Nitrates
IPPC
REPEAL
TODAY
2013
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Water Framework Directive: key components
protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established
environmental objectivesenvironmental objectives (‘good status’) to be achieved before the (‘good status’) to be achieved before the
end of 2015end of 2015
clear milestones clear milestones (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of
measures) and management of watersmeasures) and management of waters based on based on river basin river basin
management plans (first in 2009)management plans (first in 2009)
combined approachcombined approach of emission controls and water quality of emission controls and water quality
standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous
substancessubstances
economic instrumentseconomic instruments: economic analysis, and getting the : economic analysis, and getting the
prices right - to prices right - to promote wise use of waterpromote wise use of water
getting the getting the citizen involvedcitizen involved: public participation: public participation
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Some key challenges involving hydroinformatics
Characterisation: conceptual models for understanding hydrological conditions, defining typologies of water bodies, evaluating pollution etc.
Monitoring: optimisation of monitoring design, data interpretation
Reporting: management and access of water data information (development of WISE= Water Information System for Europe)
Others: compliance, results of public participation, programme of measures, etc.
Key issues: access to appropriate tools, communication to end-users, “validation”
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Key issues linked to uncertainty assessment
Characterisation: confidence in setting reference conditions, intercalibration linked to ecological status assessment, classification linked to risk assessment etc.
Monitoring: monitoring design, positional accuracy, etc.
Reporting: compliance (arithmetic comparisons),
Others: effects of measures and related costs, water pricing
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River basins
in Europe
Strong needs for coordination at
EU level
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Risks of pollution from diffuse/point sources (incl. landfills, wastes, contaminated soils, agriculture)
Quality standards /thresholds?
Interactions with aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems? Links with SW status and EQS
Prevent / Limit
Drinking waterabstraction
ConstructionProducts,
Run-off
• • • • • •
Trend identificationand reversal
Time
Urban wastes
Examples of environmental issues – Uncertainties?– Uncertainties?
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INDUSTRY
POLICYgroundwater
POLICYWFD
AGRI-CULTUREURBAN
SECTOR
POLICYDrinking water
CENCEN TC 292
CENCEN TC 230
DRINKINGWATER
POLICYBathing water
POLICYBirds,
Habitats
POLICYSeveso,
IPPC
POLICYSewage sludge
landfill
POLICYPesticides,
Nitrates,biocides
RESEARCHRisk studies,remediation
POLICYUWW,CPD
POLICYEnv. Impact assessment
Integration framework
RESEARCHSoil & surface water
interactions
RESEARCHInteractions with
wetlands
RESEARCHWater uses
CENCEN TC 308
§ 345
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Water DirectorsSteering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
Strategic Co-ordination GroupCo-ordination of work programme
Chair: Commission
Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.
Art. 21 Committee
Working Group A“Ecological Status”
Lead: JRC, DE and UK
Working Group B“Integrated River
Basin Management”Lead: FR and ES
Working Group D“Reporting”
Lead: Commission
Working Group E“Priority Substances”
Lead: Commission
Working Group C“Groundwater”
Lead: Commission and AT
"GIS” Expert Network
“Chemical Monitoring”
Strategic Steering Group“WFD and Agriculture”
Chair: UK and Commission
Expert Advisory Forum“Flood Protection”
Chair: Commission
“Chemical Monitoring”
CIS operational diagram
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A Pilot River Basins Network: testing platform
B, F, NL (Scheldt), D, F, Lux (Moselle-Sarre) France (Marne) France (Adour/Garonne) Ireland (Shannon) UK (Ribble) Denmark (Odense) Finland (Oulujoki) Norway (Suldals) Portugal (Guadiana) Spain (Júcar) Greece (Pinios) Italy (Tevere, Cecina) HU/ROM (Somos) PL, CZ, D (Neisse)
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Links to WISE
Water Information System for Europe (DG ENV, JRC-IES, EEA, Eurostat), aiming at efficiently managing all water-related information at EU level, ensuring coherence between various reporting mechanisms and needs, and providing access to information (including RTD) / data for various purposes and needs
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Current situationCurrent situation
EEAEEA
COMCOM
Member StatesData
Information UsersInformation Users
Information
Information Information
Information
Information
Data treatmentData treatment
Internat.Conven-
tions
Internat.Conven-
tions
Member States
Member States
Public/Stake-
holders
Public/Stake-
holders
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InternationalConventions
InternationalConventions
Member States
Member States
Public/Stake-holders
Public/Stake-holders
EEAEEA
COMCOM
Member StatesData
Information UsersInformation Users
WISE
Data treatment / aggregation
Data treatment / aggregationCompliance
checking
PolicyEffectiveness
SoETrends An.
Purposes for reportingPurposes for reporting
Drivers for data collectionDrivers for data collection
Common visionCommon vision
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prototype
EOINET water
Map Server
Water base
Now Member statesMember states
Member statesMember states
WISE currentIN
PU
T
OU
TP
UT
European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WISE
prototype
EOINET water
Map Server
Water base
Now
2006
Member statesMember states
Member statesMember states
WISE prototype
State of env’ment
Member statesMember states
Member statesMember states
Inter calibrat’n
WISE publicMember states
Member states
Member statesMember states
Urban WWD
Accessprotocols
WISE vision - 2006IN
PU
T
OU
TP
UT
European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WFD
prototype
EOINET water
Map Server
Water base
Now
2006
Member statesMember states
Member statesMember states
WISE prototype
State of env’ment
Member statesMember states
Member statesMember states
Inter calibrat’n
WISE publicMember states
Member states
Member statesMember states
WFD, UWWD
EIONET
WaterMember statesMember states
ESTAT
Other policies/
users
WISE public
2010
Urban WWD
Push Pullprotocols
Accessprotocols
WISE expert
WISE analysis
Accessprotocols
WISE vision - 2010IN
PU
T
OU
TP
UT
European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine WISE perspectiveWISE perspective
* includes all WFD compliance data - Art. 3, 5, 8, 13 and intercalibration
Optional data(link to other IT system – decentralised)
20??
Extension data(Construction Phase in WISE IP)
2010
Core dataWFD*, UWWD, EIONET Water
2006(Preparation Phase)
Other compliance data (nitrates, bathing, drinking, marine, flood
protection), statistical data, research
ICPDR
OSPAR
EPERPRTR
others
Rhine
National systems
ICES
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Water
WISE
Environmental Reporting/EIONET/INSPIRE
Air Soil Agri-culture
Climate Others
…
WISE in the wider context
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Links with FP6Links with FP6
WFDSCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY
Scientific foundationPolitical agendaTime pressure
Policy used as justificationSpecific research agenda
Results accessibility
NEEDSIncreased awareness
Improved communicationConcerted planning
INTERFACE
FP5 and FP6 projects
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ResearchData &
knowledge
pilots
PRB'sWFD Guidances
WFD implementation
Water managers
key-issues experiences
demands
offers
Needs for accessing scientific Needs for accessing scientific informationinformation
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European Commission - DG EnvironmentUnit D.2: Water & Marine
DATA INFRASTRUCTUREAccess and data dissemination
WISE-RTD
COMMUNICATIONTranslation of guides,
Tools etc.
RESEARCH OUTPUTSInformation on research and
Demonstration project results –Analysis of relevance to water policies
On the long term...
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Conclusions
Specific hydroinformatics research needsSpecific hydroinformatics research needs to to be tackled (modelling, emission controls, be tackled (modelling, emission controls, pollutant pathways, data interpretation, pollutant pathways, data interpretation, status classification, reporting, etc.) status classification, reporting, etc.) taking taking account of uncertainty assessmentaccount of uncertainty assessment
Stronger science-policy interfaceStronger science-policy interface to be to be developed to ensure effective use of research developed to ensure effective use of research outputs and identification of research needsoutputs and identification of research needs
Policy implementationPolicy implementation to be conceived in the to be conceived in the context of participatory approach and context of participatory approach and multidisciplinary synergies, including with multidisciplinary synergies, including with the scientific communitythe scientific community