1. Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing
Pilot River Basin workshop
Ghent, October 5th 2004
Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing
Scheldt Pilot River Basin: example of an Interreg III project
Ilke Dieltjens
Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (Flanders)
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

2. Overview 1. Partners and context of the project
2. Scaldit - action plan and results
3. Transnational co-operation
4. Importance of Interreg funding
5. Conclusions
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

3. Project partners and competent authorities
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

4. Scaldit - Facts and figures
Duration of the project:
Total budget: 6,5 mio €
Co-financing by the Interreg IIIB NWE Programme (ERDF Grant Rate = 50%)
Interreg IIIB NWE - Programme Priority 3: “Sustainable management of water resources and prevention of flood damages”
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

5. Context of the project
Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EG) - Common Implementation Strategy (CIS)
Objective of the project:
transnational characterisation of the Scheldt river basin district (WFD art. 5)
pilot project (one of 15 pilot river basins)
by testing guidance documents CIS
common view “space for water”
Organisation: 10 project groups, embedded in International Scheldt Commission
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

6. International Scheldt Commission (ISC)
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

7. Schematic overview reporting obligations
France
analysis art. 5
Wallonia
Flanders
Brussels
The Netherlands
Fed. state Belgium
Thematic reports
(reports with results: one per project group)
Scaldit report
Transnational analysis of the characterisation
Interreg
PRB
Roof report
WFD art. 5 EC
(DG XI)
SCALDIT
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

8. Scheldt International River Basin District
Length of the river Scheldt: 350 km
Surface river basin: km²
Surface river basin district: km²
Ecoregion river/lakes: Western plains
Ecoregion trans/coastal: North Sea
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

9. Scaldit : Action Plan 1. Characterisations RBD
2. Data and information management
3. Water management and spatial planning
4. Communication and raising awareness
5. Up to the IRBMP
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

10. Scaldit: Action Plan 1. Characterisations RBD
2004 obligations:
characterisation RBD
pressure & impact
economic analysis
 by testing guidance documents CIS
Results:
Experience reports (Oct 03, May 04) on guidance documents
Thematic report per project group (final drafts)
Scaldit report: transnational characterisation of the Scheldt RBD (Dec 04)
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

11. Characterisation : example
Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004