Implementing the Water Framework Directive at an Environmental and Water Directorate, Hungary László Kóthay director Trans-Tisza Region Environmental and Water Directorate

Statements of the Water Framework Directive Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such. The purpose of this Directive is to establish a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Our mission is in the scope of the WFD To prevent the deterioration of aquatic ecosystems Long-term protection of available water resources Enhanced protection of the aquatic environment To ensure the progressive reduction of pollution of surface- and groundwater To achieve the „good water status” until 2015

Aims and requirements To reach „good water status” Water quality protection should be more coordinated with water resources management The unit of the water management is the river basin To make a plan for river basin management Have to observe the ongoing processes (monitoring) To apply the economic analysis in the decision making procedure of river basin management, insist on the Principle of „Polluter pays” Appearance of recovery of costs for water services To apply the Principle of subsidiarity

Regulation of River-basin management To determinate the river basin districts Identification of the appropriate competent co-coordinating authorities To ensure the fulfill of the WFD requirements and to coordinate the programmes of measures

Tasks to complete in the river basin areas To determinate the protected areas To identify drinking water bodies To determinate surface water bodies and groundwater bodies, and to establish the monitoring system To ensure the progressive reduction of pollution of surface- and groundwater To enhance the safety of flood-protection To identify the point and diffuse pollution sources To regulate the emission limit values To prepare the programme of measures to the period of River basin management approach instead of member states’ borders

Countries in the Danube River Basin Danube-river basin 13 countries

. Hungary is situated within the drainage basin of the River Danube, in the lowest part of the Carpathian Basin Flood plains covering close to one-quarter of the country’s territory, affecting 2,5 million inhabitants in 700 settlements.

95% of the surface water resources of the country originate abroad Normal mean flow in the major Hungarian rivers (m 3 /s)

Groundwater resources are available almost everywhere Thick alluvial deposits in the major part of the country, Karst aquifers in the mountainous regions Groundwater resources are available almost everywhere Thick alluvial deposits in the major part of the country, Karst aquifers in the mountainous regions GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS

EXTENDED USE OF GROUNDWATER Except cooling water, 2/3 of the total use is from groundwater public industry Fishponds, animal breeding irrigation Surface water Bank filt. wat. Karstic water Groundw. from porous aquifer Total 95 % of the drinking water is from groundwater

Administrative setup Agriculture and Rural Development M. of Health M. of Interieur M. of Foreign Affairs M. of Economy and Transp.M. of Finance M. of Justice Interministerial Committee for the implementation of WFD Ministry of Environment and Water NGOs

The organizational and institutional system needed for the fulfillment of WFD 4 large planning units for the international coordination and reporting to the EU 18 planning subunit for working out The main coordinator of the reporting is the General Directorate for Environment, Nature and Water, with the participation of Environmental and Water Directorates, the Environmental Authorities and National Park Directorates, which are coordinating there own tasks, too

Tasks related to the characterisation of surface waters Preliminary designation of surface water bodies according to the System A Revision of digital maps containing water courses Extension of surface water typology Preliminary assessment of human activities hydrological and morfological impacts Determination of reference conditions and limit values Information on the ecological status hydrological parameters morphological and biological parameters Designation and characterisation of water bodies based on the above Assessment of the impact of human activities on the chemical status Tasks

Tasks related to the characterisation of groundwaters Tasks Preliminary designation of water bodies based on hydrogeological characteristics Information on human activities (pressures) Estimation of the available groundwater resources Actual hidrological situation (hidrological survey) Co-ordination and summary of th above works Survey of water quality changes due to human activities Selection of water bodies in critical status, further charactrisation Economic analysis

Aquatic landscapes

Topography ( landscape, elevation, slope) Geology ( hydrogeology )  sub-ecoregions Substratum  aquatic landscapes B-typology Size of the catchment  B - typology Typology for rivers

Sub-ecoregions Substratum Size of the catchment Organic (peaty) regions small medium coarsesmall, medium, Siliceous mountainous regions Calcerous mountainous regionscoarsesmall, medium, Calcerous hilly regionscoarsesmall medium large very large medium - finesmall, medium, large Calcerous plainscoarse small medium large, very large, medium - finesmall, medium, large, very large, River types

River sections according to types

Arrangement of streams in the point of human activities’ impact Red: heavily modified water bodies Pink: possibly heavily modified water bodies Blue: artificial water bodies Green: natural water bodies Rivers’ arrangement

Suggestions of reference water bodies

Hierarchical approach: geological structures hydraulic boundaries temperature flow regime Mainly suitable for quantitative analysis 3D processing with GIS Identification of groundwater bodies

1st layer: mountains (surface catchment, geological units) and basins (downward and upward flow) Identification of groundwater bodies

2nd layer: thermal water in porous aquifers Identification of groundwater bodies

3rd layer: Water bodies in cold and thermal karstic aquifers

Tasks of the Water Resources Management and River Basin Development Group, which was established inside the TIKÖVIZIG: According to WFD To estimate the status of the water bodies To estimate the status of the water bodies To determinate the sub-basins To determinate the sub-basins Data processing of water management Data processing of water management Economic analysis to achieve the target status Economic analysis to achieve the target status Controlling and processing the monitoring database Controlling and processing the monitoring database Processing, controlling and analysing the water production and water quality database of groundwater-users Processing, controlling and analysing the water production and water quality database of groundwater-users

According to the Act 2003/120 (Hungary) Preparation the programme of measures to achieve the good water status, including the protection of water resources and sustainable using Preparation of water management plans To retain the possibilities of water utilization, observation and evaluation of status, analysis the impact of human activity Reasonable use of water resources, application of legal and economic regulations (Water Resources Charge)

Determination, marking and standardization of the groundwater bodies Determination, marking and standardization of the groundwater bodies Assembling the sub-basin district plans Assembling the sub-basin district plans Analysis of loads and effects causing hydromorphological and water chemical changes (natural, artificial, and heavily modified statuses) Analysis of loads and effects causing hydromorphological and water chemical changes (natural, artificial, and heavily modified statuses) Integration of loads into a MS SQL database system, which are: water intakes, water inflows, inter-basin diversions, objects and activities influencing the flows and outflows Integration of loads into a MS SQL database system, which are: water intakes, water inflows, inter-basin diversions, objects and activities influencing the flows and outflows According to the Act 2003/120 (HU)

Present status of the execution of WFD requirements related to surface water Deadline: 31. December 2004 Deadline: 31. December 2004 Fulfillment: esurable with hard work Fulfillment: esurable with hard work

Integration of VIZIR database into the recently used water management GIS system based on ArcGIS. Integration of VIZIR database into the recently used water management GIS system based on ArcGIS. Arrangements, maintenance tasks for achieving good water status, keeping records, designating protective areas, reporting the performance. Arrangements, maintenance tasks for achieving good water status, keeping records, designating protective areas, reporting the performance. Reshaping the recently active hydrographic monitoring system which consists objects according to the Water Framework Directive. Reshaping the recently active hydrographic monitoring system which consists objects according to the Water Framework Directive. Organizing informative and consultative forums in river basin management plans. Organizing informative and consultative forums in river basin management plans. Jobs to do

Groundwaters Groundwaters Preliminary characterization (done) Status and borders of groundwater bodies or body- groups (done) Description of groundwater bodies (in process) General characterization of overlying strata (in process) Determination of those groundwater bodies for which there are directly dependent surface water ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems (in process)

Public information and consultation according to WFD To keep consultations to the water-users To keep consultations to the water-users To introduce a timetable and work programme for the production of the plan, at least three years before the beginning of the period to which the plan refers; To introduce a timetable and work programme for the production of the plan, at least three years before the beginning of the period to which the plan refers; To introduce the tasks and water management problems to solve at least 2 years before the beginning of the period to which the plan refers To introduce the tasks and water management problems to solve at least 2 years before the beginning of the period to which the plan refers To introduce this programme-plan at least a year before To introduce this programme-plan at least a year before To introduce the plan by the Ministry To introduce the plan by the Ministry To ensure at least six months to comment in writing on those documents To ensure at least six months to comment in writing on those documents

EURO INBO, Krakow Event THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION! László Kóthay