Eva Goossens, EEA (Eva.goossens@eea.europa.eu) E-PRTR European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register - Public access to information Eva Goossens, EEA (Eva.goossens@eea.europa.eu) "Get your right to a healthy community“ Subregional Workshop on PRTR for countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

Content of the presentation Rationale for diffuse inventory EEA – who are we – what do we do? PRTR – why? Legal framework in Europe European PRTR Coverage / data flow Website – Public access Diffuse sources in E-PRTR

EEA (European Environment Agency): Who are we? EEA is an independent agency of the European Union Role: to provide sound, independent information on the environment be a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public

- EEA member and cooperating countries Networks - EEA member and cooperating countries EEA is dependent upon strong networks to perform our work 32 EEA Member countries EU-27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey EEA cooperating countries 7 West Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as Kosovo under the UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99. ___________________________________________________________ ENP South (Mediterranean) Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunesia and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (+ Libyia) ENP East Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine Member countries Cooperating countries

Why a PRTR? - Purpose Public access to environmental information Inventories of pollution from industrial sites (point sources) but also diffuse sources of pollution

The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) On-line access to information of pollution generated by industry and diffuse sources, such as transport, agriculture, and domestic heating, for which emissions cannot be measured at specific points

Legal framework – International context UN-ECE* Protocol on PRTR under the Aarhus Convention concerning Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters ‘open’ global Protocol 27 Parties EU, 21 EU MS + Albania, Croatia, Norway, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Entered into force October 2009 Data available as of 2012 (reference year 2010) 86 pollutants * UN-ECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ** status on 25/10/2011

Legal framework – European Union context European Union (EU) legislation Regulation (EC) 166/2006 Establishes the European PRTR Based on a previous register (EPER) and IPPC Directive 32 countries: 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Switzerland and Serbia (voluntary) Annual reporting Data available as of 2007 (first published in 2009)  Implements the PRTR Protocol + beyond 91 pollutants (Hexabromobiphenyl, Octylphenols, Fluoranthene, Isodrin, Benzo(g,h,i)perylene + 86 of the PRTR Protocol)

Legal framework – EU Member States E-PRTR Obligation to report data to EU National PRTR = national choice National legislation Point source / diffuse sources Pollutants: number and thresholds Ratification of PRTR Protocol – national PRTR should at least be in compliance with the requirements of the UNECE Protocol

European PRTR – Point source reporting Who? Operators of 29,000 facilities undertaking one or more ‘Annex I’ activities above a capacity threshold set in the E-PRTR Regulation What? Releases of pollutants to air, water and land reporting threshold (per pollutant and media) routine and accidental releases Off-site transfers of waste Hazardous waste > 2 tonnes per year Non-hazardous waste > 2000 tonnes per year Off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water Pollutants above Annex II threshold

European PRTR – Point source reporting Coverage 25,000 facilities 65 industrial activities 91 pollutants activities in 9 sectors: Energy Production and processing of metals Mineral industry Chemical industry * Waste and waste water management Paper and wood production and processing Intensive livestock production and Aquaculture Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector Other activities. 91 pollutants in 7 groups: Greenhouse gases Other gases Heavy metals Pesticides Chlorinated organic substances Other organic substance Inorganic substances * No thresholds

… … … … … Point Source DATA FLOW Competent authority Public Facility Release/transfer report … Competent authority Validation … Country Compilation of reports Europe Compilation for EU Publication of E-PRTR Public (http://prtr.ec.europa.eu/)

European PRTR – Website A cooperation between EEA and the European Commission http://prtr.ec.europa.eu

European PRTR – Website Data is searchable by: facility name, address country industrial activity pollutant map etc

Facility search - basic

Facility search - advanced

Facility search - Result list

Facility details – general information Activity definition and …

Facility details – pollutant releases … amounts of pollutants released

Facility details – Time series

Map search: entirely geographical access to data

Map search: What is close to you ?

Map search: Zoom and select an individual facility

Data confidentiality: quick facts When information is kept confidential by a Member State, a reason has to be provided in accordance with Art.4 Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information 261 facilities in 4 countries ( Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden) Mainly waste transfers and facility names Reasons for confidentiality Proceeding of public authorities – Article 4(2)(a) International relations, public security or national defence - Article 4(2)(b) the course of Justice- Article 4(2)(c) Commercial or industrial information - Article 4(2)(d) Intellectual property rights - Article 4(2)(e) Personal data  (natural person) - Article 4(2)(f) The interest or protection of any person providing data on a voluntary basis - Article4(2)(g) The protection of the environment to which such information relates – Article 4(2)(h) 24

Data confidentiality: website presentation Article 4(2)(d) Confidentiality of commercial or industrial information

Diffuse sources included in E-PRTR 32 maps Scale: 5km by 5km (grids) Sectors: road transport, shipping, aviation, domestic heating, agriculture small business (diffuse emissions) Pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulphur oxides (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3) particulate matter (PM10) 26

Residential combustion (NOx) Diffuse sources: Residential combustion (NOx) 27

Diffuse sources: Road transport (NOx) 28

Diffuse sources: Road transport (NOx) 29

Diffuse sources: agriculture (NH3) 30

Diffuse sources: domestic shipping (NOx) 31

international shipping (SO2) Diffuse sources: international shipping (SO2) 32

Incorporation into E-PRTR website (data download via EEA’s dataservice)

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ANNEX on EPER and E-PRTR

MS PRTR protocol ratification: Different MS data in European and national PRTR? MS data in E-PRTR MS specific PRTR Legal framework E-PRTR Regulation National legislation Information Point source data (facilities) Point source data (facilities) + inventory of diffuse sources Publication E-PRTR website National PRTR website Frequency / timelines Annual update (from 2010 onwards April – data of year x-2) At least annual update of point source data Industrial sectors/activities 65 At least 65 of PRTR protocol Pollutants 91 ? (at least 86 of PRTR protocol) Thresholds Defined in E-PRTR regulation At least in compliance with PRTR Protocol

E-PRTR Regulation versus PRTR Protocol Differences Pollutants (Annex 2) PRTR Protocol: 86 / E-PRTR Regulation: 91 (additional pollutants: Octylphenols and Octylphenol ethoxylates, Fluoranthene, Isodrin, Hexabromobiphenyl, and Benzo(g,h,i)perylene)) Thresholds (Annex 2) E-PRTR more stringent thresholds for 6 pollutants PCDD+PCDF (dioxins + furans), Tetrachloroethylene (PER), Tetrachloromethane (TCM), Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs and all isomers), Trichloroethylene, Trichloromethane Specific implementation Activity threshold E-PRTR: capacity threshold PRTR Protocol: capacity or employee threshold EPER and IPPC Pollutants listed in Annex III are indicative pollutants to take into account during the permitting. The pollutants to be reported on (from certain threshold values onwards) are listed in the EPER Decision (2000/479/EC). The reporting includes 50 pollutants in total. For emissions to water and air the number of pollutants to be reported on are respectively 37 and 26. The facilities to be reported on are those covered by Annex I of the IPPC Directive (96/61/EC). Differences between EPER and E-PRTR EPER and E-PRTR have different activities for the point sources. E-PRTR includes diffuse sources and transfers. E-PRTR has additional pollutants – E-PRTR: 91 pollutants (see below) Facilities to be reported on: IPPC facilities + .additional activities (clear listing in the draft E-PRTR guidance document) Differences between E-PRTR and the PRTR protocol PRTR protocol includes the reporting on 86 pollutants (E-PRTR 91, additional pollutants: Octylphenols and Octylphenol ethoxylates, Fluoranthene, Isodrin, Hexabromobiphenyl, and Benzo(g,h,i)perylene)) Different (more stringent) thresholds for PCDD+PCDF (dioxins + furans), Tetrachloroethylene (PER), Tetrachloromethane (TCM), Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs and all isomers), Trichloroethylene, Trichloromethane Same activities