1 Water Framework Directive implementation from a democratic representatives to a democratic participation The Public Participation in the Water Framework Directive implementation: Sharing European Experiences 13 to 14 th of November 2008 Abbaye ROYALE DE Fontevraud Lorenzo Galbiati:

2 EBRO BASINS SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES with Spain Surface area: 15,330 km 2 (48%) Municipalities: 312 Population: 0,57 M inhab. (8%) Demand: 1,900 hm 3 /year (≈ 60% of the total) Urban: 5% Domestic : 54 hm 3 /year (3%) Industrial : 31 hm 3 /year (2%) Agriculture and livestock: 95% Irrigation: 1,780 hm 3 /year (93%) Livestock: 35 hm 3 /year (2%) INTERNAL BASINS ACA have full RESPONSIBILITIES Surface area: 16,600 Km 2 (52%) Municipalities: 634 Population: 6,53 M inhab. (92%) Demand: 1,200 hm 3 /year (≈ 40% of the total) Urban: 64% Domestic: 520 hm 3 /year (43%) Industrial: 255 hm 3 /year (21%) Agriculture and livestock: 36% Irrigation: 390 hm 3 /year (33%) Livestock: 35 hm 3 /year (3%) CATALONIA Surface area: 31,930 Km 2 Towns: 946 Total Population: 7.1 M inhab. Current Total demand: 3,100 hm 3 /year Resources available in the inland basins: Normally equivalent to demand.

3 New Water Culture New content New methods Water uses coexists with environment conservation quantity with quality Resources for the ecosystem Combine technical and political perspectives achieving social agreement dialogue and participation from a active to a proactive participation PARTICIPATION PLANNING The principles of a “new water culture” are driving water management in Catalonia. This strategy is completely coherent with the Water Framework Directive’s objectives.

4 Actual Ecological Status Objectives for the 2015 Implementation of the Programme of Measure Infos at WFD: Planning Process

5 The first diagnosis of the system has been done during the IMPRESS analysis, which could be identify as the environmental diagnosis allowing the identification of the main pressures threatening the achievement of WFD’s: Environmental: IMPRESS Identification of 588 water bodies. 37 % of them being under a high - moderate risk of no-compliance of the WFD’s objective by the end of Water demand: Estimation on the increment of the water demand of around 160 hm 3 by the Economic Sustainability: Challenge on reaching the complete cost recovery of the services given by the use of water taking into account solidarity and equity principles (actually the cost recovery is around 37%) Social Sustainability: Moving from democratic representation to democratic participation…public should actively participate to the decision making process FROM ACTIVE to PROACTIVE participation Besides the Impress, other kind of diagnosis have been developed: Water Management in Catalonia WFD: Planning Process

6 Classification of the main Pressures IMPRESS Diagnosis of the water bodies WFD: Identification of the problems

7 Water abstraction and flow regulation WFD: Identification of the problems

8 Changing in natural flow for energy production (hydroelectric) WFD: Identification of the problems

9 WFD: Significant Water Management Issues

10 Significant Water Management issues - PoM Waste Water Treatment Plant Programme, Water Saving Programme, Environmental Flow Programme, Riverbeds Restoration Programme, Aquifers recovering Programme, … … … … …... RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN Participation Consultation Collecting the PROPOSALS coming from the PP process PLANNING PARTICIPATION

11 WFD Application Public Participation process To guarantee information consultation Active participation WFD’s objectives Diagnosis of the system (IMPRESS) Programme of Measures (RBMP) PLANNING PARTICIPATION

12 WFD: PP process The main objective is to impulse the participation water management as an element of democracy in the decision making process OBJECTIVES June 2007: finalize the 2 pilot experiences used to developed and test the methodology of the PP process September December 2008 : development of the PP processes in the reaming parts of the region 2009: Impulse and contribute to the creation of the a permanent PP committee: the BASIN COUNCIL

13 WFD: Ambits of participations Localization of the different ambits 16 ambits of PP in order to: Make easier the participation of a wider public To respect differences and equilibriums in the territory allow local committee, organization to contribute in their own territory

14 WFD: PP Timetable

15 Generic informative sessions Specific Session - debate on the diagnosis (IMPRESS) Plenary session: evaluation of the IMPRESS Thematic Working Groups – debate the PoM Urban and Industrial contaminations Diffuse contamination from agriculture Hydromorphological and biological quality Water saving, water demand, water treatments Environmental Flow Plenary session: Proposal from the WGS Plenary session:e Drafting a conclusion of the Process (2h) (3h) (2h) (3h) (2h) 1 st month 2 nd month 3rd- 4 th month 6 th month Administration, governance Agriculture, livestock and Forest Business (industrial, energy) Environment (Universities, NGO’s, medias) WFD: The process in the internal basins of Catalonia

16 WFD: The process in the internal basins of Catalonia Participation for sectors: AVERAGE OF THE FINALIZED PROCESSES TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 1766 persons 1311 publics/privates entities Grading the PP process

17 Distribution of the proposals: TOTAL Nº of PROPOSALS 1861 Grading the PP process WFD: The process in the internal basins of Catalonia 0% 23% 43% 31% 3%Proposals coming from ACA accepted Proposals planned/accepted by ACA Proposals from other administrations Rejected Proposals

18 WFD: The process in the shared/responsibilities basins 1r month 2n month 3r- 4t month 6è month (3h) Thematic sessions Seminaries (2h) (3h) P1 (2h) (3h) R (2h) P2 (2h) (3h) (3)(3h) Exchange of infos and strategies Generic informative sessions Plenary session for proposal : presentation of the proposal from the WGs and exchange of opinions between different gWGs. (3) (2h) Seminaries Environmental Flow Efficiency in water uses Diffuse Contamination Working Groups Urban, industrial and water treatment Hydromorphological and biological quality Specific Session (debate on the diagnosis) Plenary session: evaluation of the IMPRESS Administration, governance Agriculture, livestock and Forest Business (industrial, energy) Environment (Universities, NGO’s, medias) Plenary session:e Drafting a conclusion of the Process

19 Tools used in the process Maps of actors (stakeholders) Informative leaflets with different level of details Web dedicated to the PP process Pools to evaluate public perceptions Preparation of the documentation for the specific WGs:  Documents describing/analyzing the main pressures for each ambits  Simplify version of the IMPRESS to debate the global picture too  Definition of the planning strategies  Definition of the PoM The process has been managed by public and private agencies specialized in these kind of projects

20 Communications tools: Dedicated WEB site

21 Communications tools: Dedicated WEB site

22 Comunications tools: Dedicated WEB site

23 Comunications tools: Dedicated WEB site

24 Communications tools: Dedicated WEB site

25 Communications tools: Localització territorial de les problemàtiques ambientals. Mapa topogràfic

26 A document suitable to all audience summarizing the WFD process and describing the the water management in Catalonia

27 Basins Councils The BASINS COUNCIL are composed by: Public administrations in the territory (municipalities, provinces, regional … …) Representatives of the main activities in the territory: farmers, industry, tourism, … … Environmental administration and associations NGOs Local staff of the ACA in the territory Syndicates

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