Lake Windermere THE STANDARDISATION PROCESS IN CEN Roger Sweeting Freshwater Biological Association Windermere, UK Brussels: 31st Jan – 1st Feb 2006

Organisation of the Main Committees within the CEN System General Assembly (AG) 28 National Members (1 member = 1 vote) + Obs.: Affiliates, Associates, Counsellors Task Forces and Working Groups Administrative Board (CA) 28 National Members (1 member = 1 vote) + Open session: Associates, Counsellors CACC1 Financial Affairs Technical Board (BT) 28 National Members (1 member = 1 vote) + Obs: Sector Rapporteurs, Assoc., Counsellors CACC1 External Policy Standards Distribution Group (SD) Certification Board (CCB) Working groups IT Group Scheme Development Groups Technical Committee Management Group Technical Committees Task Forces and Working Groups CEN Management Centre (CMC) CEN Workshops Working Groups and Project Teams Project Teams 1 CA Consultative Committee

Biological & Ecological Structure of CEN/TC 230 CEN/TC 230 Water Analysis Working Group 2 Biological & Ecological Assessment Methods TG1 Invertebrates TG 3 Macrophytes & Algae TG 4 Fish Methods TG 5 Waterbody Characteristics TG 6 Quality Assurance TG 7 Marine Ecological Methods Ad hoc Strategy

The Standardisation Process

Published CEN Ecology Standards Reference Title Published Comment EN 25667-1 Water quality –Sampling- Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes ( ISO 5667-1:1980) 1993 EN 25667-2 Water quality – Sampling – Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques (ISO 5667-2:1991) EN 5667-3 Water quality – Sampling – Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples 2003 EN 27828 Water quality – Methods of biological sampling - Guidance on handnet sampling of aquatic benthic macro-invertebrates (ISO 7828:1985) 1994 Under revision EN 28265 Water quality – Methods of biological sampling – Guidance on the design and use of quantitative samplers for benthic macro-invertebrates on stony substrata in shallow Freshwaters (ISO 8265:1988) EN ISO 5667-3 Water quality – Sampling guidance on the preservation and handling of samples (ISO 5667-3:1994) 1995 EN ISO 9391 Water Quality – Sampling in deep waters for macro-invertebrates – Guidance on the use of colonization, qualitative and quantitative samples (ISO 9391:1993) EN ISO 5667-16 Water quality – Sampling – Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples (ISO 5667-16:1998) 1998

Published CEN Ecology Standards Reference Title Published Comment EN ISO 8689-1 Water quality – Biological classification of rivers – Part 1: Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates in running waters (ISO 8689-1:2000) 2000 Under review EN ISO 8689-2 Water quality – Biological classification of rivers – Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates (ISO 8689-1:2000) EN 14184 Water quality – Guidance standard for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters 2003 EN 13946 Water quality – Guidance standard for the routine sampling and pre-treatment of benthic diatoms from rivers EN 14407 Water quality – Guidance standard for the identification, enumeration and interpretation of benthic diatom samples from running waters EN 14011 Water quality – Sampling of fish with electricity EN 14614 Water quality – Guidance standard for assessing the hydromorphological features of rivers 2004 EN ISO 16665 Water quality – Guidelines for quantitative investigations of marine soft-bottom benthic fauna in the marine environment 2005 in ISO Under publication in CEN EN 14757 Water quality – Sampling of fish with multimesh gill nets 2005 Comments October 2005

CEN Ecology Standards under Development TG Reference Work item Comment WI00230217 Water Quality – Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes Draft prEN prEN 14962 Water Quality – Guidance on the scope and selection of fish sampling methods. Formal vote procedure ISO/CD 19493 PrEN – out for consultation until 30th November 2005 Water Quality – Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral and sublittoral hard bottom CEN lead prEN 15204 Water Quality – Guidance standard for routine analysis of phytoplankton abundance and composition using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique) prEN 14996 Water Quality – Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in the aquatic environment prEN 15110 Water Quality – Guidance standard for the routine sampling of zooplankton from standing waters (now approved)

CEN Ecology Standards under Development (continued) TG Reference Work item Comment prEN 15196 Water Quality – Guidance on the sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment Formal vote procedure Water quality – Guidance on the design of multimetrics Working document Water quality – Guidance on pro-rata multihabitat sampling of benthic invertebrates ISO/DIS 16712 Water quality – Determination of acute toxicity of marine or estuarine sediments to amphipods Unique acceptance procedure ISO/DIS 20079 Water quality – determination of the toxic effects of water constituents and waste water to duckweed (Lemna minor) – Duckweed growth inhibition test prEN ISO 19493 Water quality – Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral hard bottom Awaiting translation

CEN-Standards in Progress (2005, May) WI 230165 Water quality – Guidance on data collation, interpretation and classification of running waters based on aquatic macrophytes. prEN 15204 Water quality – Guidance standard for routine microscopic surveys of phytoplankton abundance and composition using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique). prEN 15110 Water quality – Guidance standard for the routine sampling of zooplankton from standing waters. prEN 14962 Water quality – Guidance on the scope and selection of fish sampling methods. prEN 16665 Water quality – Guidelines for quantitative investigations of marine soft-bottom benthic fauna in the marine e nvironment (ISO/DIS 16665). WI??? N72 E Water quality – Guidance standard for surveying of benthic macro-invertebrates in lentic waters. prEN 15196 Water quality – Guidance on the sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment. prEN 14996 Water quality – Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in aquatic environment. prEN 14393 Water quality – Guidance on quality assurance aspects of aquatic macrophytes surveying and analysis in running waters. prEN 8692 Water quality – Fresh water algal growth inhibition test with unicellular green algae (ISO/DIS 8692). ISO/FDIS 20079 Water quality – Determination of the toxic effects of water constituents and waste water to duckweed (Lemna minor) – Duckweed growth inhibition test. (UAP-vote, ISO/CEN). ISO/FDIS 16712 Water quality – Determination of acute toxicity of marine or estuarine sediments to amphipods. (UAP-vote, ISO/CEN). prEN/ISO 19493 Water quality – Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral and sublittoral hard bottoms. WI 230217 Water quality – Guidance standard for surveying macrophytes in lakes. NWI (2005) Water quality - Guidance on pro-rata multi-habitat-sampling of benthic invertebrates from wadeable rivers Water quality – Guidance standard on the design of multimetric indices Document TG1/N92 Water quality – Guidance on field and laboratory procedures for processing samples of benthic macroinvertebrates from inland waters.

EN-Standards currently available for Monitoring/WFD Water quality – Sampling – Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes. (ISO 5667-1:1980). 1993 EN 25667-2 Water quality – Sampling – Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques. (ISO 5667-2:1991). EN ISO 5667-3 Water quality – Sampling guidance on the preservation and handling of samples. (ISO 5667-3:1994). 1995 EN 27828 Water quality – Methods of biological sampling – Guidance on handnet sampling of aquatic benthic macro-invertebrates. (ISO 7828:1985) (systematic review 2004). 1994 EN 28265 Water quality – Methods of biological sampling – Guidance on the design and use of quantitative samplers for benthic macro-invertebrates on stony substrata in shallow freshwaters. (ISO 8265:1988) (systematic review 2004). EN ISO 9391 Water quality – Sampling in deep waters for macroinvertebrates – Guidance on the use of colonization, qualitative and quantitative samples. (ISO 9391:1993) (systematic review 2004). EN ISO 5667-16 Water quality – Sampling – Part 16: Guidance on bio-testing of samples. (ISO 5667-16:1998). 1998 EN ISO 8689-1 Water quality – Biological classification of rivers – Part 1: Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates in running waters. (ISO 8689-1:2000). 2000 EN ISO 8689-2 Water quality – Biological classification of rivers – Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates. (ISO 8689-1:2000). EN 13946 Water quality – Guidance standard for the routine sampling and pre-treatment of benthic diatoms from rivers. 2003 EN 14407 Water quality – Guidance standard for the identifications, enumeration and interpretation of benthic diatom samples from running waters. EN 14184 Water quality – Guidance standard for surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters. EN 14011 Water quality – Sampling of fish with electricity. EN 14614 Water quality – Guidance standard for assessing the hydromorphological features of rivers. 2004 EN 14757 Water quality – Sampling of fish with multi-mesh gillnets 2005

Potential Future Work TG 5 TG 1 All TG 3 TG 6 Water quality – Assessing river quality based on hydromorphological features  TG 5 Guidance on field & laboratory procedures for processing samples of benthic macroinvertebrate from surface freshwaters TG 1 Water quality – Guidance standard on the use of multiple-organism groups in bioassessment All Water quality – Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water” TG 3 Water quality – Guidance on the estimation of algal biovolume Water quality – Guidance standard on the quantification and use of performance characteristics in ecological assessment TG 6 Water quality – design and analysis of interlaboratory calibration studies for ecological assessment

Potential Future Work (continued) Water quality – Guidance on the usability and development of biological identification keys and guides TG 6 Guidance on fish based classification systems TG 4 Guidance on Seine netting of fish Guidance on the use of hydroacoustics for fish population studies Guidance on lake habitat assessment TG 5 Guidance on marine habitat assessment TG 5/TG 7 Guidance on sampling, storage and preservation of algal samples TG 3/TG 7 Guidance on in vivo fluorimetric estimation of chlorophyll a