LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY AGENCY

Ilze KirstukaDeputy Director

Workshop of the Twinning project on Water Quality,4-6 September, 2006

• Goal• Mission• Structure• Functions• Opportunities

of Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency

Goal

LEGMA established on 1 January 2005 by reorganization of 3 institutions:• Latvian Hydrometeorological Agency• Latvian Environment Agency• State Geological Survey

Development of Shared Environment Information System in Latvia compatible with the main state registers and international data sets to provide relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and general public on national and international level to improve the quality of life

MONITORING→DATA→INFORMATION→ASSESSMENT→REPORTING

Mission

Topic areas:• ENVIRONMENT – air quality, air emissions, surface & groundwater

quality & quantity, wastewaters, biological diversity & nature protection, land cover, chemicals, waste

• GEOLOGY – subsoil natural recources• HYDROLOGY• METEOROLOGYActivities• Coordination of State Monitoring • Data & Information Compilation, Processing, Assessment, Forecasting• Reporting & Data and Information Sharing• Notification, Licensing, Management Plan development

Monitoring

Data

Information

Assessment & Analysis

Report

Decision

Law on Environment Protection Law on Natural Resources Taxes

Law on EIA Law on Pollution Law on Waste Management

Law on Water

Management

Law on Species and Biotops

Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical

Products

Law on Packaging

Legislation

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River Basin Management Department

Monitoring Network Department

Customers Services Department

Forecast Department

Fund

Monitoring Programme Department

Licensing Department

Developm.&Information Department

Information Technology Department

Databases Department

Chemicals Department

Information Provision Department

PC Services & Telecomunication dep.

Technical department

Budget & Finances Department

Supply Management Department

Deputy Directoron Information Provision & Development

Deputy Director on Environment Quality issues

Deputy Directoron Financial & Household issues

DIRECTOR

Director`s Office

Internal Audit DepartmentPersonnel Department

Quality Management Department

Geological Information DepartmentSubsoil Resources Department

Environment Laboratory

Director`s Assistants

Metrology Laboratory

Information Systems

on• Meteorological conditions (CLIDATA)• Hydrological conditions (CLIDATA)• Subsoil natural resources• Air quality (GPNDSA)• Surface water quality (chemical and biological) • Groundwater quality and quantity• Protected species, protected nature areas, biotopes• Pollution sources (air emissions, water use, wastewater, waste, polluted

areas, EPER (PRTR), hazardous substances, GHG emissions, POPs, chemicals etc.)

Particularly Protected Natural Areas

Protected Plant species

Surface water quality

CLIDATA

Water Permits

Taxes on Natural Resources

Annual State Statistics on Waste

Annual State Statistics on Chemicals

Annual State Statistics on Air Emissions

Annual State Statistics on Water

EPER

Greenhouse Gases Emissions

Subsoil Resources

STATE (IMPACT)

Data bases (DPSIR approach):

PRESSURE

RESPONSE

Groundwater Quality & Quantity

Air Quality

Services

Laboratory is accredited by Latvian National Accreditation Bureau according requirements of EN/IEC 17025

Scope of accreditation includes 135 test methods; total number of active test methods is more then 160

Analytical services

General parameters in water, air and soilHeavy metalsOil products (identification, age determination) Organic compounds (PCB, PAH, BETX, pesticides, hydrocarbons etc.) in water, air and soilVOC in atmosphere, indoor air and emissionsNOx, SO2, CO, CO2, particles, flow parameters of emissions from stationary sourcesBiological quality parameters of surface waters and microbiological testing of water

Existing data:- free available- restricted availability

Needed data:for environmental policy- development,- implementation,- evaluation

?Problems

Problems

• Existing Data ≠ Needed Data • Data & Information Quality, Reliability• IT Quality• Compatible Data Bases• Unified Coding, Classification System• Comparable Data Sets