1. EEA water report 2012 Upcoming EEA report state of our water environment 2012 In support of the Commission Report on WFD implementation Peter Kristensen

2. EEA water report 2012 2 Why and what Reporting of RBMPs 22 March 2010 Rationale behind EEA involvement In which contents is EEA involved 2012 State of Water report Next steps

3. EEA water report 2012 3 Reporting of River Basin Management Plans 22 March 2010 : Reporting of River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) including programme of measures (PoM) plus updates of Article 3 - River basin districts and competent authorities; Article 5 - Reporting on characterisation of the river basin district and analysis on pressures, impacts and water uses; and Article 8 – Monitoring programmes RBMPs and annexes available in digital formats Data reported using Reportnet according to CIS WFD guidance report #21:Guidance for reporting under the Water Framework Directive Information from other directives as context information (UWWTD, NiDi)

4. EEA water report 2012 4 Rationale: EEA involvement into WFD Article 18 According to WFD Article 18 : 1. The Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of this Directive at the latest 12 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive (2012) and every six years thereafter, and shall submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. 2. The report shall include the following: (a) a review of progress in the implementation of the Directive; (b) a review of the status of surface water and groundwater in the Community undertaken in coordination with the European Environment Agency; (c) a survey of the river basin management plans submitted in accordance with Article 15, including suggestions for the improvement of future plans; …….

5. EEA water report 2012 5 ”In Coordination with DG ENV” Internal DG ENV EEA agreement to provide EEA SOE knowledge (data, information and indicators) in support to Commission and MS for transparent screening of WFD implementation provide a full fleshed SoE Report on the wider water environment including cross cutting contextual information A separate State of Europe’s Water report, but in close consultation with DG ENV and Member States; DG ENV (and their WFD consultant) does compliance check of WFD implementation – EEA produces a Water 2012 SoE report

6. EEA water report 2012 6 Ecological status What is the status of Europe’s water

7. EEA water report 2012 7 Ecological status maps per RBD, and aggregated (pie/bar chart results) UK Anglian RBD Area: 27890 km2 River WB #: 920 River lenght: 6958 km DE Weser RBD Area: 49000 km2 River WB #: 1900 River lenght: 16000 km

8. EEA water report 2012 8 European overview of ecological status are classifications comparable? Ecological status per RBD European Ecological status

9. EEA water report 2012 9 Next steps March 22, 2010– Member States report RBMPs and data 2010 DG ENV + EEA Screening of RBMP information 2010 DG ENV with some EEA support Develop topic specific templates for in-depth assessments Test templates on some RBMP Carry out in-depth assessment End 2010 EEA: outline of 2012 report to be discussed at Eionet meetings and with WFD bodies 2011 – Assessments, writing report and country feedback 2012 State of water report