1. Strategic Coordination Group 2007 Reporting Guidance on Monitoring
Brussels, 26/27 October 2005
Agenda item 9.2 –
2007 Reporting Guidance on Monitoring

2. Feedback from WG D WISE Development:
Member States want to be more engaged in the work on WISE
WISE Workshop (15/16 December) good initiative should focus on implementation plan (IP), and future development
WG D, GIS experts and Testers to be invited
Circulate IP prior to the meeting
IP will be discussed in detail at next WG D meeting
Joint Workshop
Overall useful
No real integration – more time needed for discussing linkages (e.g. PoM)
Development of a joint data dictionary important

3. Preparatory Process
First draft presented in April 2005
Written comments of WG D
30 June: Discussion of comments on drafting group
Version 2.1 incorporating comments based on agreement of DG
Circulation of version 2.1 to WG D, A, C, GIS and AMPS for written comments until 7 October
Comments received from AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, LV, MT, NL, NO, SE, SK, UK and HR.
Discussion of around 120 comments on WG D meeting of 20/21 October
Current version 4.0 as agreed on meeting

4. Outcome of WG D
Agreement on 2007 Reporting Guidance
Minor open issues (next slide)
Agreement on Water Directors’ meeting supported
Further technical developments needed in particular schema definitions and data dictionary
Testing was appreciated in the past and should be carried out for 2007 Guidance
Initial discussion on 2010 Reporting Guidance – outline supported and basis for future work
Start work on RBMP concept, programme of measures and environmental objectives

5. Outstanding issues for 2007
Reporting Guidance
Clarification on minor groundwater issues (depth sampling)
Minor editing required to make groundwater reporting sheets consistent with surface water (e.g. whether monitoring site are part of Eionet Water network)

6. Tasks for development of electronic
reporting mechanism (WISE)
To be discussed after agreement of guidance:
Site name to be optional
Decide whether surveillance and operational monitoring should be separated in schemas
Define a mechanism for identifying where monitoring sites are a part of other networks (e.g. Eionet water)
Develop a predefined list of types of investigative monitoring programme
Develop an identifier system for quality elements
Development of a common data dictionary

7. Next steps
Last round of written comments on version 4.1 invited until 7 November
Revision of document for presentation to Water Directors by 15 November
Discussion and endorsement requested by WD
Develepment of schemas by mid-2006 in consultation with WG D and GIS group
Testing of new part Sept/Oct 2006
System operational for reporting end of 2006

8. Proposed SCG conclusions
Take note of the results
Acknowledge the open points
Sent written comments (consolidated with WG D) by 7 November
Agree that the document goes forward to the Water Directors for final endorsement
Agree that the 2010 outline is presented to WD in order to agree the list as a basis for work in 2006