Water Resources Management and the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Hungary Water Resources Management and the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Hungary Genneral Directorate of Environment, Nature Protection & Water BUDAPEST 23 June 2004 Genneral Directorate of Environment, Nature Protection & Water BUDAPEST 23 June 2004 Dr. PERGER László Head of Department River Basin Management Dr. PERGER László Head of Department River Basin Management

Chronology of Hungarian Water Resources Management Life with nature – living on river banks, fishing, etc. (from the beginning till the middle of 19. century) Life with nature – living on river banks, fishing, etc. (from the beginning till the middle of 19. century) River regulations for the flood protection (from the beginning till the end of 19. century) River regulations for the flood protection (from the beginning till the end of 19. century) Drinking water demand – water works & water supplies (from the end of 19. century till the late seventies of 20. century) Drinking water demand – water works & water supplies (from the end of 19. century till the late seventies of 20. century) Water demand for irrigation – canals network on Great Hungarian Plain (from the beginning of 20. century till sixties) Water demand for irrigation – canals network on Great Hungarian Plain (from the beginning of 20. century till sixties) Water demand for industry (from the middle of 20. century till the end of eighties) Water demand for industry (from the middle of 20. century till the end of eighties) Need of quantity and quality water resources management (from fifties till the late of eighties) Need of quantity and quality water resources management (from fifties till the late of eighties) Need of IWRM (from the sixties till recent days) Need of IWRM (from the sixties till recent days) Comming out of ecological and catchment view in WRM (till 22th Dec 2000, the birthday of WFD) Comming out of ecological and catchment view in WRM (till 22th Dec 2000, the birthday of WFD) The hungarian WRM has had the ecological and catchment view. We shall do an integrity between the human and nature environment, because this gives the complexity and sustainability of WRM

What is IWRM ? Holistic approach on water related problem management Holistic approach on water related problem management Key solution is river basin management, because Key solution is river basin management, because  we can manage all pressures and impacts on water bodies just on catchment level

Objectives of IWRM Basement and prerequisite for implementation of WFD Basement and prerequisite for implementation of WFD Technical and political integration in water related issues Technical and political integration in water related issues To optimise economic, social and environmental outcomes To optimise economic, social and environmental outcomes Integrated water management on the catchment level Integrated water management on the catchment level

Tasks & Results on implementation of the WFD (1) Legal harmonization Legal harmonization Competent authority Competent authority WFD relevant institution & administration WFD relevant institution & administration Delineation of sub-basins Delineation of sub-basins Designation of surface wb. Designation of surface wb. (natural & artificial) Harmonise wb. on the national borders Harmonise wb. on the national borders Typology of surface wb. by system A Typology of surface wb. by system A Typology of surface wb. by system B Typology of surface wb. by system B Finished on level of laws MoEW Ongoing, d.l.: Dec FinishedFinished Leaded up to bilateral negotiation (partly finished) Finished Ongoing, d.l.: Dec. 2004

Tasks & Results on implementation of the WFD (2) Hydromorphological pressures Hydromorphological pressures Land use patterns by CORINE Land use patterns by CORINE Identification & designation of groundwater bodies Identification & designation of groundwater bodies Inventory of monitoring networks related to water Inventory of monitoring networks related to water Planning of the WFD relevant monitoring networks by PHARE Planning of the WFD relevant monitoring networks by PHARE Geographical Information System by ArcView Geographical Information System by ArcView Finished, ongoing rewised Ready Ready Ongoing, d.l.: Okt Ready

  33/2000.(III.17.) renewing of gov. dec. on groundwater protection   203/2001.(XI.25.) renewing of gov. dec. on surface water protection   new gov. dec. on river basin management & planning   MoEW decree on water protection, qualification and monitoring EU harmonized governmental decrees ( under agreement )

Environmental objectives on water bodies level: - need to protect the good status of water bodies, - need to reach the „good status” by 2015, - with cost-benefit analysis. Environmental objectives on water bodies level: - need to protect the good status of water bodies, - need to reach the „good status” by 2015, - with cost-benefit analysis. River basin district ---- New mind, new fields of work, new territories Sub-basins --- Sub-basins --- Water - bodies --- River basin management plans: sub basins & sub-basin planning units River basin management plans: sub basins & sub-basin planning units planning units ( for open planning & PR) water bodies planning units ( for open planning & PR) water bodies

Regional Water Authorities ( current situation)

3. Dráva sub-basin 4. Balaton sub-basin 4-1 Balaton közvetlen 4-2 Zala River sub-basins & sub-basin planning units 1. Duna sub-basin 1-1 Duna jobbpart a nyugati országhatár és a Mosoni-Duna torkolata közt 1-2 Duna jobbpart a Mosoni-Duna és a Dömösi Malom-patak torkolata közt 1-3 Kapos 1-4 Duna jobbpart a Tassi-zsiliptől a déli országhatárig 1-5 Ipoly 1-6 Duna jobbpart a Dömösi Malom-patak torkolatától a Tassi-zsilipig, és Duna balpart az Ipoly torkolatától a Kvassay-zsilipig 1-7 Duna balpart a Kvassay-zsiliptől a déli országhatárig 2. Tisza sub-basin 2-1 Felső-Tisza 2-2 Sajó 2-3 Tisza jobbpart a Sajó és a Zagyva torkolata közt 2-4 Zagyva 2-5 Tisza jobbpart a Zagyva torkolata és a déli országhatár közt 2-6 Hármas Körös 2-7 Tisza balpart a Hármas Körös torkolata és a országhatár közt

Planning units to sub-basin management plans & water resources management (not yet finshed)

Typology of natural river flows by system A

Typology of river flows by man- made pressures

Local porous aquifer Thermal (> 30 o C) porous Thermal karst (> 30 o C) Porous Cold karst Scheme of groundwater body identification Fissured Shallow porous Border of the watershed Recharge and discharge areas

Groundwater bodies on hilly areas (fissured-fractured rocks & river banks sediments)

GAP ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE WFD REQUIREMENT AND HUNGARIAN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT The aim of hungarian water resources management is not only the satisfaction of water quantity demands in the future, but the quality protection as well The aim of hungarian water resources management is not only the satisfaction of water quantity demands in the future, but the quality protection as well We shall manage the resources within the different designated water bodies We shall manage the resources within the different designated water bodies We have to create different purposes on natural, artificial and heavily modified water bodies (ecological status or potential) We have to create different purposes on natural, artificial and heavily modified water bodies (ecological status or potential) We need to enlarge the groundwater (well-field) protection programmes to surface water protection related to drinking water We need to enlarge the groundwater (well-field) protection programmes to surface water protection related to drinking water We have to decide the standard values & limits of pressures and impacts on different types of water bodies to reach the good (ecological) water condition We have to decide the standard values & limits of pressures and impacts on different types of water bodies to reach the good (ecological) water condition

Hydrometeorological monitoring stations

Monitoring stations on surface waters related to water level, discharge and alluvial sediment measurement

Monitoring stations on surface waters related to temperature & ice condition measurement

Thermal water wells

GAP ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE WFD REQUIREMENT AND HUNGARIAN WATER RELATED MONITORING NETWORK Monitoring of quantity and quality features / parameters and measuring points are separated at present on surface waters, so the assessment of pressures and impacts are not relevant Monitoring of quantity and quality features / parameters and measuring points are separated at present on surface waters, so the assessment of pressures and impacts are not relevant Measuring points are very moderated or not exist on smallest rivers, creeks, artificial channels, small natural and artificial lakes Measuring points are very moderated or not exist on smallest rivers, creeks, artificial channels, small natural and artificial lakes Not enough data on springs and shallow groundwater quantity (except the protected area of drinking groundwater sources) Not enough data on springs and shallow groundwater quantity (except the protected area of drinking groundwater sources) Systematic measurement of human pressures and impacts on groundwater (communal, industrial, agricultural) happen only on well-field protected areas Systematic measurement of human pressures and impacts on groundwater (communal, industrial, agricultural) happen only on well-field protected areas Shall not be absent the measuring of base-flow to assess the interaction between surface and groundwater bodies Shall not be absent the measuring of base-flow to assess the interaction between surface and groundwater bodies Need to create the aquatic and near aquatic (water-dependent terrestrial) biological monitoring network Need to create the aquatic and near aquatic (water-dependent terrestrial) biological monitoring network

MAIN TASKS ON THE ACTUAL WATER RELATED MONITORING NETWORK IN THE NEAR FUTURE Transformation of the monitoring network by the requirements of WFD Transformation of the monitoring network by the requirements of WFD Stretching of ISO quality assurance system on monitoring issues Stretching of ISO quality assurance system on monitoring issues Improvement of remote sensing Improvement of remote sensing Improvement of data base system Improvement of data base system Renewing of measurement devices Renewing of measurement devices Organize the “free access to information” system Organize the “free access to information” system

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