Discussion agenda Summary & proposals (30 min) Specific comments on Draft guidance (30 min) Next steps (timetable) Other information

Organizational aspects of Intercalibration 1) Establish quickly expert drafting groups for different water categories (3). Proposals? 2) 2-5 experts to draft the first criteria for selection (preferably from CIS WGs, but ...). 3) JRC will facilitate & lead drafting groups 4) Drafts reviewed by WG intercalibration 5) Information from other WGs and outside CIS working groups should be included.

Selection of Types The approach of WRc for grouping rivers into core types was supported. Should be expanded for other quality elements, categories, and all MS included all important pressures should be covered as many types as possible, but allowing sufficient/high number of sites prepare common paper on HMWB & intercalibration with WG 2.2.

Selection of sites A range of sites from high to moderate should be examined to set the borders use physical chemical data & critical loading models (for lakes) to identify range of potential IC sites number of sites should be higher than 2 (existing recommendation 5, or even more if possible) all biological quality elements should be included, and to cover range of pressures

Comments on draft guidance OPEN DISCUSSION

REVISED Timetable CANCELLED R Preparatory phase Working phase Workshop Report Approval WFD IC exercise

Timetable & tasks for 2002

Other information Guidance on guidance documents, Please, send comments concerning proposal by DG env. to Anna-Stiina More detailed comments of draft document will be uploaded to CIRCA Need for a newsgroup in CIRCA? Draft Minutes of meeting 24/12