1. State of Implementation of CEA in Germany
CIS - WG 2 B
Drafting Group on CEA
Workshop on the state of implementation of CEA within the Member States
State of Implementation of CEA in Germany
Brussels, 21 December, 2005
Dr. Jörg Rechenberg, Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau

2. What stage have we reached in developing a CEA methodology ? (1)
UBA-Handbook: Basic principles for selecting the most cost-effective combinations of measures
Published in: UBA-Texte 02/04 (German Version) UBA-Texte 24/04 (English Version) (
Part of the German River Basin reports to the Commission on economic analysis
Not an official guidance for general use, but a suggested approach from national level to the Länder Authorities – remains to be specified, extended, developed and refined

3. What stage have we reached in developing a CEA methodology ? (2)
During the development of the handbook the methodology was discussed with the stakeholders for the first time.
Methodology currently being tested in several River Basins on different levels and with the focus on different items
Testing is not yet finished – some preliminary results
Decision on the question who will implement the CEA depends on the responsibility for measures (national/Länder/regional level)
Basic measures according to Art. 11 para. 3 WFD already in force, but supplementary measures must still be developed

4. Content of the Handbook
Positioning in the WFD implementation process
Summary & overview of relevant guidance documents (EU and Germany)
Typical pollution situations in German River Basins
Overview classification of measures and instruments
Selecting measures & instruments
Annexes with detailed description of 17 measures and 11 instruments

5. River Basin Analysis Results (1)
Starting point for the suggested approach: / report

6. River Basin Analysis Results (2)
Surface Water
Rivers:
Hydromorphology, incl. Continuity
Lakes:
Nutrients
Specific Pollutants
Groundwater
Nitrate
Abstraction,
Significant Pressures

7. Approach to Selecting Combinations
Seven-step approach, leading from initial characterisation to draft programme of measures
Selection of potential measures
Selection of effective measures
Combinations of measures and instruments
Interactions between measures and instruments
Calculation of costs
Determination of most cost-effective combinations
Coordination with other sub-Basins / with other planning instruments

8. Completion and refining of work
CEA methodology will be finished for use in the first RBMP
After the results from the first RBMP it will probably be refined again in details (e.g. adding further test steps), but not substantially