1. ТHE SYSTEM OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN ARMENIA 6-9 October 2014 – Izmail, Ukraine

2. General Information regarding Armenia Armenia is small mountainous country in South-Caucasus Region - whole territory 29 743 m 2 Highest point is Aragats mountain 4095 m above sea level Lowest point – Debed river 400 m above sea leavel 40 towns 1000 rural communities Territory is divided on 11 marzies / regions, Capital is Yerevan Population 3, 2 million About 72% territory is agricultural land -2,1 mln ha About 452 ha arable land, 27, 5 ha is orchard and vineyards

3. More than 9500 small and medium rivers are flowing through the territory of the RA. The total length of river system/mesh is in average counting 25 000 km. Territory of Armenia is divided on 6 Basin Management Areas and 14 River Basins, from which two BMA are transboundary. About 50 % of river flow is transporting outside of the borders of RA. More than 100 small lakes are located within the territory of Armenia - total volume of 0.81 bln. m 3, the biggest lake and freshwater reservoir of Caucasus is Lake Sevan-…. Underground water resources of Armenia are estimated about 4017 mln.m 3 Resources under the operation are 1200 mln.m 3.

4. The main part of the big cities and settlements is receiving water from the ground springs, only 4% Armenia from surface water, Fundamental drinking water sources are the highlands fresh water springs. Water coming from the fresh water springs is accumulated in the catchments- by pipelines it is transported to the settlements. The majority of urban settlements have the daily regulating reservoirs, which are used for different purposes, particularly for water accumulation. Construction of the artificial lakes and water reservuares is of high importance for the water resources usage and river flow management. About 75 reservoirs are currently operating on the territory of Armenian with total capacity of 986 mln m 3.

5. RA Legal and Regulatory framework for water recourses management RA Water Code – 4 June 2002 RA Law on Water Users Associations - 4 June 2002 RA Law on National Water Program- 27 November 2006 RA Law on Fundamental Provisions on the National Water Policy – 3 May 2005 More than 50 regulations in water recourses and system management sectors Strategy on Drinking Water Supply, RA Government Decrees on municipal water supply

6. Institutional setting in water recourses management Agency on Water Recourses Management (5 water basin management branchies) in the structure of RA Ministry of Nature Protection – water recourse management and protection, provide water use permits, coordinate international cooperation in this sector, State Committee on Water Systems under the RA Ministry on Territorial Administration – coordinate activity of water supply in this sector Public Service Regulatory Committee – in charge of approval of tariff policy in water sector and provide water system management license, monitoring on drinking water RA Government – develop and adopt long and short term strategy in water sector (resources and systems )

7. The state responsible authority for carrying out and reporting the information concerning phisico - chemical monitoring of the water quality of rivers/lakes in Armenia, are: “Environmental Impact Monitoring Center ” (Armecomonitoring) SNCO under the MNP RA

8. Number of monitoring sampling points -131: River monitoring Lake monitoring Number of monitoring sampling points -131: River monitoring – 6 Water Basin Management Area- 99 s.p. Lake monitoring – 1 Lake Sevan Reservoir monitoring – 19 + 7s.p. Reservoir monitoring – 6 irrigation reservoirs - 6 s.p. Sampling frequency: Sampling frequency: River monitoring – 7-12/year Lake monitoring – 7-9/year Reservoir monitoring – 7-9/year PHYSICO-CHEMICAL MONITORING IN ARMENIA

9. 14 River Basin 50 Rivers, Total Number of Samples in Year-1300- 1500 Water quality parameters 45-60 95% of sampling, transport, pre- treatment and analysis by ISO standards. Water Quality Monitoring in Armenia

10. In water samples from rivers / lakes are defined: till 65 hydrochemical parameters Oxygen regime: О2mg/l (and %), BOD5, COD Mineralization: Total regidity Total dissolved solids, General ions Biological substances : NO 3, NO 2, NH 4, PO 4, common P Metals (28 elements), including heavy metals : As, Fe, Cd, Ni, Cr, Pb, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ba, Sb, Li, B etc.. Organochlorine pesticides (up to 12): DDT, DDE, aldrin, lindane, endrin, α-HCH, heptachlor, etc. Other organic pollutants: BETX (Benzole, ethylebenzole, toluol, xylole), nonane, isooctane, dodecane, etc. MONITORING OF WATER QUALITY REQUIRED DATA OF RIVERS & LAKES OF RA

11. Processing of new norms for the assessment of rivers water chemical status in Armenia 1. High Quality Class 2.Good Quality Class 3.Moderate Quality Class 4.Poor Quality Class 5.Bad Quality Class Water chemical quality class is defined on the basis of parameter which is characterized with high pollution according to the EU WFD “One out, all out” principle.

12. BEFORE SAMPLING: Sampling bottles, Sampling bottles, Shipping container, Shipping container, Contaminant-free laboratory water for blanks, Contaminant-free laboratory water for blanks, Conservation solutions, Conservation solutions, Field instrument calibration, Field instrument calibration, Competent field staff. Competent field staff. BEFORE SAMPLING: Sampling bottles, Sampling bottles, Shipping container, Shipping container, Contaminant-free laboratory water for blanks, Contaminant-free laboratory water for blanks, Conservation solutions, Conservation solutions, Field instrument calibration, Field instrument calibration, Competent field staff. Competent field staff. Sample collection and field measurements IN THE FIELD : Collection of water sample and storage, Field measurement, Label each sample, Fill sampling protocols, Fill field data sheet, Secure data storage. IN THE FIELD : Collection of water sample and storage, Field measurement, Label each sample, Fill sampling protocols, Fill field data sheet, Secure data storage. QA/QC in sampling Sample should be properly taken, preserved, and delivered to the laboratory for analyses.

13. BIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN ARMENIA (THE INTITUTE OF HYDROECOLOGY AND ICHTHYOLOGY OF NAS RA) According to the EU WFD FOR RIVERS 1. MACROINVERTIBRATES 2. MACROPHYTES (Aquatic plants ) 3. FISH 4. ZOOPLANKTON 5. PHYTOPLANKTON FOR LAKES 1. ZOOPLANKTON 2. PHYTOPLANKTON 3. FISH 4. MACROINVERTIBRATES 5. MACROPHYTES (Aquatic plants ) FOR RIVERS 1. MACROINVERTIBRATES 2. MACROPHYTES (Aquatic plants ) 3. FISH 4. ZOOPLANKTON 5. PHYTOPLANKTON FOR LAKES 1. ZOOPLANKTON 2. PHYTOPLANKTON 3. FISH 4. MACROINVERTIBRATES 5. MACROPHYTES (Aquatic plants )

14. Аpplicable indexes Diversity indexes - Shannon - Weaver index; Margalef index Saprobity index of Pantle-Buck Similarity indexes - Sørensen index; Czekanowski index; Jaccard index Trophic state indexes Diversity indexes - Shannon - Weaver index; Margalef index Saprobity index of Pantle-Buck Similarity indexes - Sørensen index; Czekanowski index; Jaccard index Trophic state indexes

15. Sampling

16. Biological indicators MACROINVERTIBRATES Widespread Indicator species Gammarus lacustris G. O. Sars Protonemura bacurianica Zhiltzova Epeorus (Caucasiron) caucasica Tshernova

17. Biological indicators MACROPHYTES (Aquatic plants ) Lemna minor L. Potamogeton-crispus Lemna trisulca L Potamogeton compressus L

18. Biological indicators Keratella quadrta Euchlanis dilatata Brachionus calyciflorus ZOOPLANKTON Rotifers, Copepods, Cladocerans

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