FRM directive – legislative initiatives in Flanders Filip Raymaekers Flemish Environmental Agency (VMM)

Integrated water management Water Framework Directive Surface water quantity aspects (floods, drought,…) 2

Existing Flemish decree on integrated water management (2003) Implementation of the WFD Additional aspects: Surface water quantity aspects Floods, droughts, sediments Environmental objectives including water quantity objectives Good quantitative status of surface water Delineation of flood areas and riparian zones where specific instruments apply (in addition of expropriation possibility) Water supply, navigation,… Specific administrative arrangements for river basin districts (Scheldt and Meuse), basins and subbasins RBMPs, BMPs, SBMPs CIW = competent authority = coordinating body for all competent Flemish authorities in water management 3

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Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM Art. 3 Definitions + Flood + Flood risk Art. 5 Objectives of integrated water management + Flood risk management Art. 6 Principles of integrated water management + Solidarity principle 5

Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM (Art. 10bis Flood areas + ban on new constructions) Art. 34 River basin management plans + addition of flood risk management in the RBMP from 2015 on Art. 51 Environmental objectives + Flood risk management objectives to be defined by the Flemish Government Art. 52 Artificial or heavily modified water bodies + achieving FRM objectives 6

Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM Art. 53 - 56 Exemptions for WFD objectives + FRM objectives Art. 60, 61 Analyses and reviews + flood hazard maps (from 2013 on; 2019 + climate change) + flood risk maps (from 2013 on; 2019 + cc) Art. 66 Programme of measures + measures to achieve the FRM objectives (from 2015 on) Art. 67 - 70 Monitoring programmes - 7

Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM Annex 1: Content of RBMP + FRM objectives, maps, measures, prioritisation of measures, cost-benefit Annex 2: Content of programmes of measures + FRM measures (aspects of FRM – prevention/protection/preparedness/forecasts/early-warning, objectives and principles,…) 8

Begijnenbeek Diest (Speelhofwijk) 15/09/98