1. water.europa.eu Inventory preparation for priority substances SCG 8.-9. 11.2011 Joachim Heidemeier – UBA (DE) Lauriane Greaud – MEDDTL (FR) Madalina David – ex DG Environment (EC), (RO)

2. Legal background  Article 5 of the EQSD: Paragraph 1: Member States should establish an inventory of emissions, discharges and losses of all priority substances and pollutants listed in Part A of Annex I of EQSD Paragraph 4: development of technical guidelines  CIS Drafting Group established in May 2010 (sub-group of Working Group E) Georg Windhofer, Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency, Austria Greet Vos, Flemish Environmental Agency, Belgium Joachim Heidemeier, Federal Environment Agency, Germany (Chair) Stephan Fuchs, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Frank Marscheider-Weidemann, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany Lauriane Greaud, Ministry of ecology (MEDDTL), France (Co-chair) Aurelien Gouzy, INERIS, France Mezzina Leo, Ministry of the Environment, Italy Joost van de Roovaart, Deltares Institute, The Netherlands Ester Ortega Busutil, Ministry of the Environment, Spain John Batty, DEFRA, UK Klaas Den Haan, CONCAWE Andrea Stoegbauer, CEFIC Thierry Schoonejans, ECPA – Dow AgroSciences Madalina David, European Commission – ex DG ENV, (Co-chair) Robert Peter Collins, European Environmental Agency – Copenhagen Bo Jacobsen, European Environmental Agency – Copenhagen Mihaela Popovici, ICPDR Benoît Fribourg-Blanc, IOW (Commission consultant) Jan Brooke, NAVI TG - ESPO Albert Willemsen, NAVI TG - ICOMIA

3. Objective and uses of the inventory Overall objective improvement in RBM - practical and policy aspects MS–level use support RBM and policymaking regionalized information of input loads and the main sources / pathways of priority substances Relative contribution of natural / background inputs possible areas for reduction measures (hot spots) Information on achieved / achievable reductions better information to the public

4. Objective and uses of the inventory Overall objective improvement in RBM - practical and policy aspects COM–level use support policymaking compiling a European-wide picture of inputs to waters checking compliance on reduction or phase out of discharges, emissions and losses identifying areas of Community-wide measures better information to the public

5. Purpose of the Guidance assist Member States in establishing the inventories explain technical / scientific background provide information on effort vs. expected results assist MS in method selection and mid-term planning ensure a quality enabling a EU-wide comparison of the results give guidance on “minimum expectations” for the inventory promote exchange of information and experiences country example projects

6. 6 General working scheme P1: Atmospheric Deposition directly to Surface Waters P2: ErosionP3: Surface Runoff from Unsealed Areas P4 Interflow, Tile Drainage and Groundwater P5: Direct Discharges and DriftingP6: Surface Runoff from Sealed Areas P7: Storm Water Outlets, Combined Sewer Overflows and Unconnected Sewers P8: Urban Waste Water Treated P9: Individual - Treated and Untreated- Household Discharges P10 Industrial Waste Water treatedP11: Direct Discharges from Mining AreasP12: Direct Discharges from Navigation P13 Natural Background

7. What should be covered? Spatial scale River basin district or sub-unit level smaller scale required to assist strategic RBM planning not at water body scale dependant on methods and data availability i.e. which approach is used all 41 substances from EQSD annex I However: two step procedure -- direct main efforts to relevant problems Point and diffuse sources of pollution

8. What should be covered? Temporal scale Description of input situation at beginning of first / subsequent management cylcle(s) For diffuse emissions correlated with rainfall/river flow: 3-5-year average recommended all 41 substances from EQSD annex I However: two step procedure -- direct main efforts to relevant problems Point and diffuse sources of pollution

9. Two step procedure recommended

10. Eight steps to compile an Inventory 1. identification of the “relevant” substances for the RBD 2. identification of the outputs / preliminary method selection 3. available information needed for the selected tiers 4. identification of data gaps and assessment of efforts 5. final method selection for the current inventory 6. definition of tasks for the next RBMP 7. compilation of substance-specific inventories 8. presentation of the results

11. comments from WG E clarifications requested –on two step procedure –on different approaches –on mid-term perspective and Member States obligations requirements beyond the strict requirements of the inventory Redrafting of relevant paragraphs, diagrams and tables, focusing on Member States choices, options and decisions additional technical explanations requested – either included in the text or taken onboard with proposals for further activities general substitution of the term plant protection product with pesticides – not done due to specificity of term, but point added that some other substances, e.g. biocides, could behave in similar ways many editorial comments taken on board

12. possible further activities regular exchange of experiences on expert level hands-on workshops for different approaches derivation of emission factors (e.g. from UWWTPs)

13. SCG members are invited to: review and discuss the guidance agree to forward the guidance to the Water Directors for endorsement

14. 14 Thanks for your attention and thanks to the members of the drafting group for their constructive work