1. New Work Programme and mandates 2005/2006
WFD Common Implementation Strategy
Work Programme 2005/2006
Agenda Item 10 –
SCG conclusions on
New Work Programme and mandates 2005/2006

2. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
General – main paper
Generally appreciated and going in the right direction
Several questions, in particular inter-relation between some groups
Written comments to authors of documents/mandates by 10 Nov
Revised versions of all documents to be submitted to WD by 18 Nov

3. Issues with no drafted mandate
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
Issues with no drafted mandate
Priority Substances: consider keeping EAF, important that mandate includes all aspects of Art. 16 incl. measures
Flooding: establishment of EAF supported covering all aspects

4. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2A mandate
Fully supported
Specific questions for clarifications on harmonisation and monitoring activity
Eutrophication activity already agreed, existing mandate will be incorporated in WP 2005/2006 of this group

5. Item 10 – SCG conclusion WG 2B mandate - general
Overall mandate for WG 2B supported but should be consistent with enclosed mandates of activities
clarity should be improved in particular as regards role of WG in relation to activities
Activities on CEA, key issues and research, PRB should be part of mandate
Inclusion/link to water scarcity and agriculture needs to be further discussed
Preparatory Group consisting of WGL, activity leaders and COM (ENV, JRC) should replace “Steering Group”

6. WG 2B mandate – Key issues and RTD
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2B mandate – Key issues and RTD
Overall support
Lessons learnt from int. river basin will be considered

7. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2B mandate – PRBs
New orientation of PRBs supported
“own initiative activities” needs to be clarified, quality control to be ensured

8. WG 2B mandate – cost effectiveness
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2B mandate – cost effectiveness
CEA is important to prepare the next steps for implementation of the WFD
Even if CEA is an economic concern it is absolutely necessary to have in the group one third of each category of following actors: technician, decision makers, economists
A adequate selection process to ensure the above is necessary, the revised mandate should include a first proposal
A link should be made with environmental objectives, role and contribution of the CEA activity to derogation discussion should be further worked out

9. WG 2B mandate – cost effectiveness
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2B mandate – cost effectiveness
The first task of the group is to find a common understanding of the concept of CEA, to define where and when CEA is necessary, to propose a level of ambition, to describe it in a practical way, and differentiating between basic and supplementary measures.
A first pre-selection of key issues will be proposed by the DG to the validation of the WG2B, the SCG and WD at the beginning of 2005
Each key issue will be addressed in an Information sheet with a lot of examples to make sheet useful for RB practitioners

10. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2C mandate
Products and terminology (e.g. of “sub-groups”) should be clarified
Aspects proposed for 2005 should be addressed in form of workshops and results should be summarised in joint report highlighting findings of these workshops
Mandate should be reviewed following the agreement on GWD, no work started on 2006 before review

11. Item 10 – SCG conclusion WG 2D mandate
Compliance checking DG should have following priorities; First priority, monitoring reporting to be finalised by end 2005
Second priority, RBMP reporting for all aspects Annex VII to be finalised by mid 2007
Overall, WG should focus on what should be in the summary report and what MS would provide on request
Activity sheets 2 needs to be thoroughly reviewed, DG should prepare new mandate for agreement of WD in June 2005

12. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
WG 2D – GIS activity
Terminology should be clarified
Tasks of GIS steered by WG 2D and focus on implementation of spatial data questions for the WISE development
Further discussion on common datasets necessary, facilitation of data exchange

13. Item 10 – SCG conclusion
Agriculture mandate
Activity widely supported
Need for involvement of AGRI community, presentation of Rural Director meeting
First results in 2005 should provide input in preparation of Rural Development Plans
Activity should cover all pressures from agriculture
Links to all CIS activities in particular 2B and eutro

14. Chem. Monitoring mandate
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
Chem. Monitoring mandate
General support, new activity in support of WGs GW and PS, one network of GW and SW experts
Need for guidance should be reviewed, all tools should be explored incl. models
Coastal and marine aspects should strengthened
Identify additional tasks to aspects already covered in monitoring guidance

15. Chem. Monitoring mandate (2)
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
Chem. Monitoring mandate (2)
Mandate should be reviewed in the light of outcome of negotiations on GWD and PSD
Activity should not be agreed now but ad-hoc workshop on chem. monitoring experts and WG 2C and EAF/WG PS should discuss mandate in more detail
Revised and consulted mandate should be presented to WD under LUX Presidency

16. Water scarcity mandate
Item 10 – SCG conclusion
Water scarcity mandate
Activity supported but should be clarified whether it should be part of WG 2B or as part of EUWI/WFD joint initiative (other agenda item)
CY will host next workshop in May 2005
Link to EUWI important, outside CIS experts should be able to participate
IT joins Drafting Group
Address crisis and risk management, link to climate change should be strengthened
Scope should be clarified