Water Directors’ Meeting Common Implementation Strategy 21/22 November 2002 Common Implementation Strategy 2003/2004 Agenda item 6

Process June 2002: WD agreed in Valencia to review CIS and to prepare the appropriate follow-up for 2003 and 2004 Sept. 2002: presentation of WG proposals for future work and orientation debate on SCG Oct. 2002 setting up of drafting group and first draft circulated 7/8 Nov 2002: discussion of first draft on SCG 21/22 Nov 2002: second draft presented and key elements for new work programme presented for discussion

Content Progress report Lessons learnt Reinforcing the strategy Revised structure and organisation Working areas 2003/2004 Transitional provisions Links to other policy areas (in particular marine strategy)

Steps 1) Discussion and agreement on key elements: organisation/structure working areas 2) Setting up of new structure immediately. 3) Elaboration of details by March 2003: mandates deliverables timetable

Key elements Organisation, i.e. which new WGs working structure and drafting groups priority working areas transitional provisions

Key working areas Pilot river testing (2003/2004) Intercalibration (2003-2006) New issues for guidance (see table) Maintaining network (ongoing) Manual for Integrated RBM (2004/2005)

Proposed priority issues (1)

Proposed priority issues (2)

Working Group 2.A “Ecological Status” Core activity: intercalibration Other activities: Initiatives on harmonisation of typology Guidance on classification Guidance on assessment criteria for eutrophication Number of drafting groups: 2-3

“Integrated River Basin Management” Working Group 2.B “Integrated River Basin Management” Core activity: pilot river testing and economics Other activities: Guidance on wetlands Guidance on preparation of river basin management plans including programme of measures Guidance on flood protection (best practices) Number of drafting groups: 3-4

New Working Groups Working Group on “Ecological Status” (Cluster WG 2A) Working Group on “Integrated River Basin Management” (Cluster WG 2B) Working Group on “Groundwater” (WG 2C) (after last meeting of EAF Groundwater) EAF Reporting (Cluster WG 2D)

Attribution of existing WGs Strategic Co-ordination group Water Directors Steering of implementation process Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission Expert Advisory Forum 1) Priority Substances 2) Groundwater Chair: Commission Strategic Co-ordination group Co-ordination of work programme Chair: Commission Cluster WG 2.A Cluster WG 2.B Integrated RBM Groundwater WG 2.5 IC Ecological Status WG 2.4 Coast WG 2.3 Refcond WG 2.7 Monit (sw) WG 2.8 GW WG 2.1 Impress WG 2.6 WATECO WG 2.2 HMWB Reporting WG 2.9 Proclan WG 3.1 GIS 4.1 PilotRB Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.

Strategic Co-ordination group “Integrated River Basin Management” New organisation Water Directors Steering of implementation process Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission Expert Advisory Forum 1) Priority Substances 2) Groundwater (mid-2003) Chair: Commission Art. 21 Committee Strategic Co-ordination group Co-ordination of work programme Chair: Commission Working Group 2.A “Ecological Status” Lead: D Co-lead: C’ion JRC Working Group 2.B “Integrated River Basin Management” Lead: F Co-lead: SP Working Group 2.C “Groundwater” (after end of EAF GW) Lead: ??? Co-lead: A Working Group 2.D “EAF Reporting” Lead: Commission Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.

Drafting Groups Recognise need for new drafting groups elaborate criteria for setting up and management of drafting groups mandate the SCG to monitor drafting groups

Transitional provisions Until May 2003, the following mandates are given: Establish new cluster WGs drafting groups for wetlands and classification start asap WG 2.9 to finalise planning process final meeting of WG 2.5 and 2.6 workshops of WG 2.4 on Euro-types and PRB “kick-off” workshop