1. 7th Expert Advisory Forum on Priority Substances June Article 16 on priority substances under the Water Framework Directive

2. Agenda Item 1 Adoption of agenda

3. Documents in the pipeline
Formal
Draft Directive (+ Explanatory Memorandum)
Impact assessment
Communication “Strategy against chemical pollution of surface water “
Scientific Committee opinion
Informal
Technical background documents (to be published)
EQS methodology / datasheets
AMPS background document
Emission control concept paper (measures tables/source screening)
PHS review background document
Final report Economic Impact Study

4. Follow-up Comments draft Directive >
Comments supporting documents >
Submission additional information EQS for datasheets >

5. Agenda Item 2 Minutes of previous meetings

6. Draft final minutes
Final draft report EAF (6) – written comments incorporated
EAF for adoption
Final draft minutes AMPS expert groups
EAF for information
Written adoption by AMPS group

7. Agenda Item 3 Draft proposal for a Directive

8. Overview Part I : General Part II : Environmental Quality Standards
Part III : Pollution control
Part IV : Analysis, monitoring and reporting
Part V : Implementation
Annexes :
EQS
Background concentrations
Best environmental practice for the protection of surface waters
Reporting
PHS identification
Repeal daughter Directives

9. Part I : General Article 1 : Purpose Article 2 : Scope
Article 3 : Definitions

10. Part II : Environmental Quality Standards
Article 4 : Surface water chemical status
Article 5 : MAC exceedance follow-up
Article 6 : Background concentrations

11. Part III : Pollution Control
Article 7 : Pollution reduction programmes for emissions, discharges and losses
Article 8 : Timetable for cessation of emissions, discharges and losses of PHS
Article 9 : Baseline
Article 10: Industrial installations falling under the scope of Directive 1996/61/EC
Article 11 : Other point sources
Article 12 : Other pollutants for which a risk to or via the aquatic environment has been identified under Regulation REACH

12. Part IV : Analysis, monitoring and reporting
Article 13 : Monitoring, sampling and analysis
Article 14 : Reporting

13. Part V : Implementation
Article 15 :Amendment of existing legislation (WFD & IPPC)
Article 16 : Repeals
Article 17 : Review
Article 18 : Technical adaptation (art 21 WFD Committee)
Article 19 : Penalties
Article 20 : Implementation
Article 21 : Entry into force
Article 22 : Addresses

14. Annexes Annex I : EQS for PS and other pollutants
Part I: PS-EQS (AA-MAC)
Part II: Other pollutants (AA)
Part III: Calculation AA and DQR
Annex II: Methods to establish background concentrations
Annex III : BEP for PPP
Annex IV: Reporting
Annex V: Review Annex X WFD (PHS identification)
Annex VI: Repeal DDs timetable

15. External and Internal consultation
: EAF mtg
: Water Directors, Dublin
30.6 : deadline external comments
END EXTERNAL CONSULTATIONS
at least 3 months for Inter service agreement, translation and adoption (including holiday…)
July : Internal consultation

16. Agenda item 4: Environmental Quality Standards

17. Opinion of the CSTEE Questions: CSTEE opinion adopted 28.5.2004
General methodology and specific values
Specific questions on :
Drinking water abstraction QS
Transitional waters
Sediment & Biota
Use of the Added Risk Approach
Group standards
QS for Mercury
CSTEE opinion adopted

18. Opinion of the CSTEE cont’d
Implications for the process
additional work on data sheets (1 month) (FHI)
update methodology (FHI)
implications for draft text
certain EQS values will change
added risk approach metals questioned
biota and sediment standards
“intelligent monitoring” - AMPS
certain issues recommended but only feasible in a longer term
bioavailability models for metals
group standards Toxicity Equivalence Rations for PAH

19. Question 1: general methodology / values
Concern data collection and validation
Specific request to data providers
No distinction Industrial chemicals/PPP
Distinction AA-QS and MAC-QS
Bio accumulation
Species sensitivity distributions
Use of mesocosm data (twa)
Transparency / presentation of the methodology

20. Substance specific comments
Data validation :
request to EAF data providers to send full report to DG ENV consultant
New data : renewed request for update
Review AF used
Other methodological concern
bio-accumulation in MAC

21. Question 2: drinking water
Key scientific issues to be considered
Removal rates
Existing Drinking water standards
Risks to terrestrial vertebrates
Group three - alternative solution
Regulatory decision / DWA areas / monitoring at tap
Re-evaluation of eco-toxicological data (other exposures)
Use of US EPA data

22. Question 3: Sediment/biota QS
Trend monitoring and assessment of no deterioration
CSTEE proposes Biota (and sediment) QS as alternative to Water QS for certain substances
Recognises problems such as sensitivity to partition coefficients to local circumstances.

23. Question 4: Transitional waters
Agrees with “case by case” application of AF for marine waters
Identify and justify choice of values for transitional waters.

24. Question 5: Metals Rejection of the added risk approach
Recommends bioavailability models
Cadmium : water hardness
Other evidence of quantitative relationships for Cd, Ni, Hg, Pb sought to enable setting of EU- QS

25. Question 6: Group standards
Agree with general approach:
Worst case
Toxic equivalent rations (TER)
Recommends other substance groups for consistency
HCH/Lindane recommendation
PAH :
extend list of PAHs considered
TER

26. Question 7: Hg No overall water QS Biota QS for methyl-mercury
too many uncertainties and knowledge gaps
Biota QS for methyl-mercury

27. Part II : Environmental Quality Standards
Definitions
Article 4 : Surface water chemical status
Article 5 : MAC exceedance follow-up
Article 6 : Background concentrations
Annexes : 1 & 2

28. Agenda item 5 : Emission controls

29. Pollution control Pollution Reduction Programmes Phase-out timetable
Substance specific
Thematic : Pesticides & multiple and diffuse
Phase-out timetable
Baseline
IPPC
Coordination measures – in WFD
Specification – amendments IPPC
Other point sources
Non-IPPC Industrial
Municipal
REACH mirror paragraphs (to be further developed)

30. Part III : Pollution Control
Article 2 Definitions
Article 7 : Pollution reduction programmes for emissions, discharges and losses
Article 8 : Timetable for cessation of emissions, discharges and losses of PHS
Article 9 : Baseline
Article 10: Industrial installations falling under the scope of Directive 1996/61/EC
Article 11 : Other point sources
Article 12 : Other pollutants for which a risk to or via the aquatic environment has been identified under Regulation REACH
Article 15.2 : Revision of IPPC
Annex III (BEP/PPP) and Annex VI (repeal)

31. Communication

32. Communication - aim Explain links with other legislation.
Identification of specific ideas for how the implementation of existing legislation can be changed, possibly leading to modification of the legislation or on implementation (new marketing and use restrictions, CAFE studies into effects of air pollution etc).

33. Key policy areas Other water policies Air
Soil, agriculture & fisheries
Pesticides and biocides
Chemicals legislation
Industry, product and consumer policy
Waste
Other environmental legislation
Other environmental strategies
Research
Other policy areas( transport safety, workers exposure, development policies, trade…)

34. Impact assessment

35. Impact assessment
Scenarios :
0 – no action, that is only WFD
1 – EQS, PHS identification, AMPS, flexible/framework solution on Emission controls focussed on direct releases to water, interim target phase-out 10 years.
2 – EQS, PHS identification, AMPS as scenario 1, detailed Emission Limit Values, control of all sources to air and soil, phase-out of direct discharges in 10 years.
3 – End-of –pipe solutions
Study (Consultant ECOLAS) :
Questionnaire to MS and industry sent April – deadlines May
Response rate
Member States : 17/25
Industry approx : 12/33 sectors
Draft report end-June – final report July

36. Agenda item 6 : Analysis, monitoring & reporting

37. Analysis and monitoring
Brief legal text – minor clarifications existing WFD requirements
A&M: Guidelines and guidance to be developed to be adotped by Article 21 (in comitology)
Future of the AMPS expert group
Reporting format : developed separate instrument = link E-PRTR proposal

38. Analysis, Monitoring & Reporting
Analysis and monitoring
Article 13
Article 18 (comitology)
Annex 1, part III
Annex 2 – Background concentrations
Reporting
Article 14
Annex IV

39. Agenda item 7: Priority Hazardous Substance Review

40. PHS review – state-of-play
Consultation to date
PHS: Anthracene, Endosulfan, TCB
Not PHS: Atrizine, Chlorpyrifos, DEHP, Diuron, Isoproturon, Lead, Naphtalene, Octylphenols, Pentachlorophenols, Simazine, Trifluralin
Report to be further edited
Updates for at least two substances foreseen (Trifluralin, Endosulfan)

41. PHS review Article 15.1 – revision article
Annex V – amendment Annex X WFD

42. Other pollutants and repeal of 76/464/EEC ‘daughters’

43. Other pollutants 76/464 - daughter Directives
9 PS substances ( as other PS, but ELVs)
8 non-Priority substances :Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin, Isodrin, DDT, Carbon tetrachloride, Perchlorethylene, Trichlorethylene
Repeal of all old directives taking over, at least, same level of protection
Repeal in stages

44. Repeal 76/646 “daughters” Article 1 Purpose Article 2 Scope
Part I, II, III
Article 16
Annex I, IV, VI

45. Next steps

46. Follow-up Comments draft Directive > 30.6
Comments supporting documents
CSTEE opinion (EAF(7)04/01) > 30.6
PHS report (EAF(7)07/01) > 15.8
AMPS report (EAF(7)06/01) > 15.8
Submission additional information EQS for datasheets > 30.6
Deadlines to be confirmed
Emission control concept paper (EAF(7)05/01)
Economic study
EQS datasheets /methodology
« Non-paper » on Communication
Circulation end-July – at least 6 weeks for comments
Minutes EAF(7) > circulated 2 to 3 weeks