European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Evolution of water policies WFD Bathing Water Drinking Water Surface Water Fish Water Shellfish Water Ground water Urban Waste Water Nitrates IPPC Exchange of Information Decision Surface Waters Dangerous Substances WFD Bathing Water Drinking Water Urban Waste Water Nitrates IPPC REPEAL TODAY 2013

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Water Framework Directive: key components protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established environmental objectives (‘good status’) to be achieved before the end of 2015 protecting all (surface and ground) waters through established environmental objectives (‘good status’) to be achieved before the end of 2015 clear milestones (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of measures) and management of waters based on river basin management plans (first in 2009) clear milestones (characterisation, monitoring, programmes of measures) and management of waters based on river basin management plans (first in 2009) combined approach of emission controls and water quality standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous substances combined approach of emission controls and water quality standards, plus phasing out of particularly hazardous substances economic instruments: economic analysis, and getting the prices right - to promote wise use of water economic instruments: economic analysis, and getting the prices right - to promote wise use of water getting the citizen involved: public participation getting the citizen involved: public participation

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Some key challenges involving hydroinformatics Characterisation: conceptual models for understanding hydrological conditions, defining typologies of water bodies, evaluating pollution etc. Monitoring: optimisation of monitoring design, data interpretation Reporting: management and access of water data information (development of WISE= Water Information System for Europe) Others: compliance, results of public participation, programme of measures, etc. Key issues: access to appropriate tools, communication to end-users, “validation”

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Key issues linked to uncertainty assessment Characterisation: confidence in setting reference conditions, intercalibration linked to ecological status assessment, classification linked to risk assessment etc. Monitoring: monitoring design, positional accuracy, etc. Reporting: compliance (arithmetic comparisons), Others: effects of measures and related costs, water pricing

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine River basins in Europe Strong needs for coordination at EU level

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Risks of pollution from diffuse/point sources (incl. landfills, wastes, contaminated soils, agriculture) Quality standards / thresholds? Interactions with aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems? Links with SW status and EQS Prevent / Limit Drinking water abstraction Construction Products, Run-off Trend identification and reversal Time Urban wastes – Uncertainties? Examples of environmental issues – Uncertainties?

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine INDUSTRY POLICY groundwater POLICY WFD AGRI- CULTURE URBAN SECTOR POLICY Drinking water CEN CEN TC 292 CEN CEN TC 230 DRINKING WATER POLICY Bathing water POLICY Birds, Habitats POLICY Seveso, IPPC POLICY Sewage sludge landfill POLICY Pesticides, Nitrates, biocides RESEARCH Risk studies, remediation POLICY UWW, CPD POLICY Env. Impact assessment Integration framework RESEARCH Soil & surface water interactions RESEARCH Interactions with wetlands RESEARCH Water uses CEN CEN TC 308 § 345

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Water Directors Steering of implementation process Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission Strategic Co-ordination Group Co-ordination of work programme Chair: Commission Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc. Art. 21 Committee Working Group A “Ecological Status” Lead: JRC, DE and UK Working Group B “Integrated River Basin Management” Lead: FR and ES Working Group D “Reporting” Lead: Commission Working Group E “Priority Substances” Lead: Commission Working Group C “Groundwater” Lead: Commission and AT "GIS” Expert Network “Chemical Monitoring” Strategic Steering Group “WFD and Agriculture” Chair: UK and Commission Expert Advisory Forum “Flood Protection” Chair: Commission “Chemical Monitoring” CIS operational diagram

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine A Pilot River Basins Network: testing platform  B, F, NL (Scheldt),  D, F, Lux (Moselle-Sarre)  France (Marne)  France (Adour/Garonne)  Ireland (Shannon)  UK (Ribble)  Denmark (Odense)  Finland (Oulujoki)  Norway (Suldals)  Portugal (Guadiana)  Spain (Júcar)  Greece (Pinios)  Italy (Tevere, Cecina)  HU/ROM (Somos)  PL, CZ, D (Neisse)

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Links to WISE l Water Information System for Europe (DG ENV, JRC-IES, EEA, Eurostat), aiming at efficiently managing all water-related information at EU level, ensuring coherence between various reporting mechanisms and needs, and providing access to information (including RTD) / data for various purposes and needs

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Current situation EEA COM Member States Data Information Users Information Data treatment Internat. Conven- tions Member States Public/ Stake- holders

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine International Conventions Member States Public/ Stake- holders EEA COM Member States Data Information Users WISE Data treatment / aggregation Compliance checking Policy Effectiveness SoE Trends An. Purposes for reporting Drivers for data collection Common vision

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine WISE prototype EOINET water Map Server Water base Now Member states WISE current INPUT OUTPUT

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine WISE prototype EOINET water Map Server Water base Now 2006 Member states WISE prototype State of env’ment Member states Inter calibrat’n WISE public Member states Urban WWD Access protocols WISE vision INPUT OUTPUT

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine WFD prototype EOINET water Map Server Water base Now 2006 Member states WISE prototype State of env’ment Member states Inter calibrat’n WISE public Member states WFD, UWWD EIONET Water Member states ESTAT Other policies/ users WISE public 2010 Urban WWD Push Pull protocols Access protocols WISE expert WISE analysis Access protocols WISE vision INPUT OUTPUT

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine WISE perspective * includes all WFD compliance data - Art. 3, 5, 8, 13 and intercalibration Optional data (link to other IT system – decentralised) 20?? Extension data (Construction Phase in WISE IP) 2010 Core data WFD*, UWWD, EIONET Water 2006 (Preparation Phase) Other compliance data (nitrates, bathing, drinking, marine, flood protection), statistical data, research ICPDR OSPAR EPER PRTR others Rhine National systems ICES

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Water WISE Environmental Reporting/ EIONET/INSPIRE AirSoil Agri- culture Climate Others … WISE in the wider context

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Links with FP6 WFD SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY Scientific foundation Political agenda Time pressure Policy used as justification Specific research agenda Results accessibility NEEDS Increased awareness Improved communication Concerted planning INTERFACE FP5 and FP6 projects

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Research Data & knowledge pilots PRB's WFD Guidances WFD implementation Water managers key-issues experiences demands offers Needs for accessing scientific information

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine DATA INFRASTRUCTURE Access and data dissemination WISE-RTD COMMUNICATION Translation of guides, Tools etc. RESEARCH OUTPUTS Information on research and Demonstration project results – Analysis of relevance to water policies On the long term...

European Commission - DG Environment Unit D.2: Water & Marine Conclusions l Specific hydroinformatics research needs to be tackled (modelling, emission controls, pollutant pathways, data interpretation, status classification, reporting, etc.) taking account of uncertainty assessment l Stronger science-policy interface to be developed to ensure effective use of research outputs and identification of research needs l Policy implementation to be conceived in the context of participatory approach and multidisciplinary synergies, including with the scientific community