River basin planning in Greece a general overview Dr. Eleimon Tiligadas Head of Hydrology & Water resources Department M.E.P.P.W /Greece Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d) Three Periods First period: before 1987 Absence of an adequate legal text . Mainly hydrological, feasibility studies and economic stability studies to support land reclamation works. Special mention to the groundwater simulation program in Thessaly plain (1972-1984, Min.Agr.). Special mention to the pollution model in Pinios river (1979 – 1984, Min P.W) Ad hoc committees . Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d) Second period (1988 -2000) Law 1739 / 1987 Master plan. Water Management Plan of Louros – Arachtos river basin. Water Management Plan of Epirus Water District (05). Water Management Plan of Beotian Kifissos river basin. Water Management Plan of Cyclades Islands. Water Management Plan of Crete Water District (13). Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d) Third period (2000 – now) Studies under preparation Water Management Plans of Central Greece (W.D 04-08) Water Management Plans of Peloponnesus (W.D 01-03) Water Management Plans of Macedonia and Thrace (W.D 09-12) Water Management Plans of Aegean Islands (W.D 13) Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Towards water district management plans. In the previous mentioned projects for the water districts management plans there is prevision of : G.I.S Data Base Water Management Plans Program of measures to achieve the WFD objectives Register of all ecosystems. Proposals for the monitoring of ecological and chemical status of all surface waters and the chemical status of groundwater. Proposals for the reference conditions of all surface water body types. Recognition of those bodies of water in risk of non achievement of good status or good ecological potential. Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Tools for the implementation of W.F.D National Data Bank for Hydrological and Meteorological Information (N. D. B. H. M. I) Distributed Relational Data Base working in a wide Area network, financed by the Cohesion Fund National Network for Environmental Information (N. N. E. I ) Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)

Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d) NETWORK STRUCTURE MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT NNEI MINISTRY AGRIC. MINISTRY ENVIRON PH. PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS NATIONAL METEO. SERVICE PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION NATIONAL OBSERVATORY ATHENS CENTRAL.. Hellenic Water Week (M.E.P.P.W /G.S.P.W/D7d)