Water data centre WISE system Water quantity ESTAT WG “Water Statistics” Stefan Jensen

Water data centre organisation

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WISE integration circles ESTAT

Key WISE principles  Agreed and implemented in cooperation with DG Environment, JRC, Eurostat and EEA  Developing a distributed system by 2010 linking to the member states  Implementation plan until 2010  Bringing together SoE and compliance reporting  Using Reportnet as tool for all this reporting  Merging water related directives and the needed data work (WFD, UWWT, Bathing, Nitrates, water statistics...)  Provide data and information to the public

WISE system Infrastructure and content

WISE has been launched on March 22nd 2007…

With a strong role of EEA as - European water data centre - provider of thematic information / data in WISE

Objective Based on European River basin districts (186)

From ”stand-alone” EIONET water to data integration in WISE New ways of communication!... from tabular data to interactive maps... New integrative viewing and assessment options (merging EU directives) First time supporting the themes  Information on MyRiverbasin and competent authorities in MS  European water bodies at risk and / or highly modified  Water quality (nitrates, phosphates, Ammonium, BOD) in rivers and lakes  Urban Waste water treatment  European bathing water status Multiple spatial reference data (Corine Landcover, Image2000, Digital Elevation Models, GISCO data, Teleatlas layers)

Finland & Bothnian Bay River stations Gauging stations Lake stations Marine stations WISE public viewer: e.g. information from EIONET in WISE

From European level to stations Weser Nitrate levels at rivers stations

Nitrate by river basin districts mean annual concentrations of nitrate measured at Eionet- Water River monitoring stations, by river basin districts, during 2005 Good agreement between nitrate map and regions of intensive agricultural land Mineral nitrogen fertiliser input (kg N/hectare) Source: EC-JRC, 2007

Policy relevant trends: Total ammonia reduction and increase (mean annual concentrations of ammonium measured at Eionet-Water River monitoring stations, by country, during 2005) low pollution levels sparsely populated northern countries and in the Alps (Austria) high pollution levels are Belgium and Poland

Urban waste water treatment Urban Waste Water Treatment Tertiary treatment (nutrient removal) Secondary treatment (removal of oxygen consuming substances) Primary treatment No treatment Zoom

Urban waste water treatment Urban Waste Water Treatment Tertiary treatment (nutrient removal) Secondary treatment (removal of oxygen consuming substances) Primary treatment No treatment

WISE map and data access: Full access at River Basin District viewsimple, regional, overview Thematic viewmedium details, thematic Expert viewcomplex, full functionality, all Access to and download of tabular data Document libraries Beta services to establish WMS connections

New EEA / EIONET reporting on Water quantity content Author: Maggie Kossida – ETC/W, NTUA, GR

Objective WFD Art8 Monitoring Network: WISE SOE stations from 2007 Ca surface water and groundwater stations

Serial number: 3 Reporting sheet code: QNT Reporting sheet name: State and quantity of water resources What should be reported? Why is it needed? How should it be reported? Data Determinands Treatment of data before reporting Station selection and information Note: this reporting sheet covers both SW and GW resources

Activitities in relation to water quantity Task 8, 9, 10 Working Database -Checking of 2006 delivery - Test 2007 update Eurostat data tables Task 5 SOE Reporting sheets Task 26 CSI18 Update (use of freshwater resources) Task 23 Background notes 1)Household water use 2)Tourism water use 3) Agriculture water use 4) Water pricing 5) Desalination & reuse CIS WG on Water Scarcity 2008 report on water resources Task 14 Climate change & water demand (CC impact on flow regime, sectoral water demand etc.) 2008 report on climate impacts Task 11 SOE data flow in WISE Task 30 IRENA Update (water use, water abstr, agr. share of water use) Outputs

Overall purpose: provide representative periodic assessments of the status and trends in the availability and use of freshwater resources adequately monitoring the progress along with the European policy objectives improve water facts today to facilitate policy decisions and issues Three main questions to adequately capture the drivers, pressures and state of freshwater resources are important: What variables are useful? What spatial and temporal scales are appropriate? How to build on existing effort and where to expand? What is needed ?

Why is it needed ? Adequately formulate indicators Assess the state & trends of the WR and associated pressures Monitor the progress with European policy objectives Broader assessment of specific water-related issues in the relevant conceptual ecosystem frameworks Assess the impact of specific sectors, driving forces & responses Water Scarcity and Drought Communication 18 th July Communication from the COM to the EU Parliament & the Council addressing the challenge of ws & drought in the EU {SEC(2007)993}{SEC(2007)996} Need for more detailed and less aggregated data The issue: reliable info is indispensable for decision-making, shared definitions are necessary, WISE provides the ideal platform to integrate and disseminate such information Way forward: present an annual EU assessment, based on agreed indicators and data provided by MS and stakeholders to the COM or EEA on a yearly basis

WFD Art. 5 & 2010 National montoring and characteri- sation Eurostat/ OECD Joint Q. Reporting sheet Water resource and abstraction Aggregated by RBD Water resource and use at country level SoE reporting -Trend in water abstraction - Water use by sectors - Indicators Hydrological services, drought monitoring Reporting sheet River flow Selected gauging stations Information used by other organisations Water quantity information in WISE

How should it be reported ? 1.Data on Freshwater Resources Availability Status and trends in the hydrometeorological parameters and the hydrological freshwater resources budget Spatial aggregation: RBD level (scaled down to reflect spatial variability of WR and support adequate analysis) Temporal aggregation: monthly basis (allow distinguishing seasonal patterns and assessing dry periods within a hydrological year, as well as investigating additional indices such as the “Dry season flow index, WRI) Some additional data will be collected on surface water storage volume for the natural or man-made reservoirs in the RBD, and groundwater levels and storage for the main aquifer systems (comprehensive of the water resources’ availability trends over long-term and deeper assessment of water scarcity issues) Streamflow data will be also compiled for selected gauging stations on a daily time step (provide a more complete national picture and assess additional hydrological trends, such as flood patterns, changes in the 7- day low flow etc.)

Currently vs. RBD Data on Freshwater Resources Availability River runoff Per capita /country Source: Jucar pilot river basin report Source: Meteonet CHI NTUA

How should it be reported ? 2. Data on surface water & groundwater RBD level enhance the assessment, complimentarily with the OECD/Eurostat work, by including the aspects of seasonality, temporal and spatial variability Annual assessments at national level do not reflect regional trends and patterns… thus a regionalization at RBD level is required, and a seasonal scale analysis is needed to accurately capture the evolution of water abstractions by source and sector

Currently vs. RBD Data on surface water & groundwater abstractions WEI = Total water abstraction/year (as % of long-term FWR in 1990 and 2002) Water use by sectors – RBD Loire-Britany

Water Resources Availability A. Hydrometeorological Parameters DeterminandSpatial Scale Temporal Scale Precipitation (P)RBDMonthly annual long term annual average (LTAA) Actual Evapotranspiration (ET a )RBDmonthly annual long term annual average (LTAA) Internal flow (D = P - ET a )RBDmonthly annual long term annual average (LTAA) Actual external inflow (Q i ) * only for national sub-catchments of international RBD RBDmonthly annual long term annual average (LTAA) Total actual outflow (Q o = Q o,s + Q o,n ) of which Q o,s into the sea of which Q o,n into neighboring territorie (only for national sub-catchments of international RBD) RBDmonthly annual long term annual average (LTAA)

B. Surface Water StreamflowGSDaily, Monthly Surface water Reservoir storage (natural and man-made) RMonthly, Annual long term annual average (LTAA) C. Groundwater Groundwater levelMASMonthly, Annual Changes in groundwater storageMASMonthly, A nnual long term annual average (LTAA) Water Resources Availability Streamflow at selected gauging stations_Specifications: Daily data for the representative gauging stations (minimum of 10 years continuous measurements is desirable). Each representative GS and year should be described by a set of summary statistics (mean, maximum, mean annual minimum flow (MAM), etc.) Representative GS: such as downstream stations at the main catchments and main tributaries. Stations may also be selected to describe natural flow such as stations unaffected by reservoirs or water abstractions. One GS/1000 km2 may be used as an indicative density

Water Abstraction by source and sector DeterminandSpatial scale Temporal Scale Volume of freshwater abstraction from surface water RBDSeasonal (M), Annual long term annual average Volume of freshwater abstraction from groundwaterRBDSeasonal, Annual long term annual average Volume of freshwater abstraction for each sectorRBDSeasonal, Annual long term annual average Sectors: public water supply (if possible separate between domestic, commercial, tourism and industrial purposes) Agriculture manufacturing industry split by abstraction for industrial processes production of thermoelectric power (cooling) Tourism Mining Hydropower Livestock Fish farms

Test Data exchange for quantity during 2008 JFMAMJJASOND Based on the reporting sheet EEA prepares reporting format (data dictionary and table) for a test data exchange via Reportnet reporting of available info aggregated to RBD level – test scheme; no evaluation of performance EEA analyse the reported information and prepares a background document on data availability and possibilities of streamlining reporting Joint Eionet/SoE Group/Eurostat meeting (quantity experts) with experts, possibly together with COM on drought indicators 2009: Regular reporting of quantity data according to the agreed structure

Summary of suggested actions Improve water quantity data reporting Liase networks EIONET NRCs / WFD Water statistics Adress seasonal and spatial differentiation in water quantity reporting Joint expert workshop in mid 2008 Integrate water data from the Joint Questionnaire in WISE Feasibility study in early 2008 Integration and harmonisation by 2009