1. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 1 The challenge of the Water Framework Directive Implementation Patrick Murphy Water, Marine and Soil Unit Environment Directorate General

2. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 2  Water Framework Directive  Common Implementation Strategy  Testing in Pilot River Basins Content

3. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 3  Water Framework Directive  Common Implementation Strategy  Testing in Pilot River Basins Content

4. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 4  protecting all waters, surface and ground waters in a holistic way  good quality (‘good status’) to be achieved by 2015  integrated water management based on river basins  combined approach of emission controls and water quality standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous substances  economic instruments: economic analysis, and getting the prices right - to promote prudent use of water  getting citizens and stakeholders involved: public participation Key elements

5. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 5  Surface water No deterioration; Good ecological, chemical status; phase out hazardous substances; Restoration  Ground water No deterioration;Good qualitative and quantitative status; Balance between abstraction and recharge; Restoration of polluted waters  Protection zones Respect all norms and criteria for the protection zones Environmental objectives

6. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 6 Concept urban waste water nitrates IPPC & other industry discharges chemicals pesticides biocides landfills sewage sludge drinking water bathing water Measures under Water Framework Directive Coordination of all other measures

7. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 7  2003 - Transposition into national legislation  2003 - Identification of River Basin District  2004 - Analysis of pressures, impacts, use  2006 - Monitoring programmes operational  2006 - Start Consultation with public  2009 - River Basin Management Plan  2010 - Pricing policies  2012 - Programme of measures operational  2015 - Environmental objectives Implementation timetable

8. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 8  Water Framework Directive  Common Implementation Strategy  Testing in Pilot River Basins Content

9. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 9 River basins in Europe

10. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 10  Ambitious objectives and demanding timetable  Risks of wrong application because of complexity of the technical requirements  Large shared river basins (Danube, Rhine, Elbe, Odra)  Capacity of administrations =>New implementation strategy required Shared challenges

11. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 11 1.Information exchange and raising awareness (2002-ongoing) 2.Developing guidance documents (2002) 3.Geographical information systems (2002/2003) 4.Testing in pilot river basins (2003/2004) => Manual for integrated river basin management (2004/2005) Activities

12. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 12  Progress to date:  Finalisation of 13 guidance documents and four technical reports  Setting up of pilot river basin network currently 15 pilots in 18 countries  Establishment of extensive expert network  Increasing awareness through numerous activities State-of-play

13. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 13 Water Directors Steering of implementation process Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission Strategic Co-ordination group Co-ordination of work programme Chair: Commission Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc. Expert Advisory Forum 1) Priority Substances 2) Groundwater (mid-2003) Chair: Commission Art. 21 Committee Working Group 2.A “Ecological Status” Lead/Co-lead: D, JRC, UK Working Group 2.B “Integrated River Basin Management” Lead/Co-lead: F, SP (JRC) Working Group 2.C “Groundwater” (after end of EAF GW) Lead/Co-lead: COM / AT Working Group 2.D “Reporting” Lead: Commission New organisation 2003/2004

14. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 14  Water Framework Directive  Common Implementation Strategy  Testing in Pilot River Basins Content

15. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 15 Pilot River Basins  B, F, NL (Scheldt),  D, F, Lux (Moselle-Sarre)  France (Marne)  Ireland (Shannon)  UK (Ribble)  Denmark (Odense)  Finland (Oulujoki)  Norway  Portugal (Guadiana)  Spain (Júcar)  Greece (Pinios)  Italy (Tevere, Cecina)  HU/ROM (Somos)  PL, CZ, D (Neisse)

16. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 16 Pilot River Basins PIEP IE PIE: Platform for Information Exchange address: http://viso.ei.jrc.it/wfd_prb/index.html http://viso.ei.jrc.it/wfd_prb/index.html Forum of experts involved in the PRBs Address questions and solutions Exchange of information Library connected to CIRCA Integrated testing of various guidance documents Diversity of approaches and circumstances Dissemination of results

17. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 17 Pilot River Basins testing Identification of practical methods of working – Sharing experiences Organise ad-hoc seminars on Key Issues PRB Steering Group setting work schedule PRB workshops: Presentations and Discussion forum Discuss initiatives to sustain the exercise Experience PRB reports First PRB Characterisation Report

18. European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1: Water, the Marine and Soil TAIEX Seminar « Management of Water Resources: River Basin Management in the Baltic Region, Vilnius, 1-2 March 2004 Slide 18 More information On water policy: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/ environment/water WFD CIRCA Information Exchange Platform (incl. guidance documents): http://forum.europa.eu.int/ Public/irc/env/wfd/library Email: env-wfd-circa@cec.eu.int