WG C Meeting Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values 10:30 – 10:40 22 April 2008 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Activities since Lisbon (Sept 2007) current state Documents on Chemical Status and TVs merged “Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values” accepted by SCG as Interim Version (7 Nov 2007) DG Leader meeting – 26 Feb 2008 in Brussels Few comments received - Few editorial amendments Few comments on draft „Quantitative Status“ Draft Trend Assessment V1.0 distributed (9.4.2008)

Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values Status of document Status assessment and TV establishment merged; Accepted by SCG (7 Nov 2007) as interim version; Available at CIRCA In general: positive feedback on the „merged version“  objective: finalise and agree document

Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance… Since the Lisbon meeting: Comments from WG C members Comments from DG WG C-2 members proposed amendments according statements presented and discussed at DG WG C-2 meeting on 21st April 2008  Agreement achieved within DG WG 2-C Amendments will be integrated – upload on CIRCA by end of May 2008

Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance… Comments received – discussed in Drafting Group – agreement achieved 3 para, section 4.8: text might imply that DW standards must be met in GWB (ES, Euromine) Better refer to final directive on priority substances and include footnote on the draft status (Euromine) AF & DF: don‘t advise MS not to apply the best approach (Euromine) 5 para, section 4.4: Grouping of bodies not according to monitoring results (IE) Section 1, last para (NL) Step 3, section 4.4: 20 % and weighting approach - asking for some explanantion (IE) Comments on TVs & Epsilon (DE)

Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance… Case studies – received so far: The Netherlands – TVs Germany – TVs Eurogypsum – background level sulphate Way forward Finalizing of Guidance based on comments Distribution to Drafting Group and WG C early June Complementing with case studies – please check, whether the case studies are in line with the guidance Case studies – delivery until end June Distribution of amended draft (incl. case studies) to drafting group and WG C in autumn 2008