1. Working Group 2A ECOSTAT Finalisation of the intercalibration register Presented by Wouter van de Bund Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability Inland and Marine Waters Unit

2. Timetable for finalisation of the register
April 28, 2004: Revised web-based metadata entry opened (4-week delay)
25 May 2004: deadline for adding/ revising intercalibration site entries to the register
27-28 May 2004: (draft) Final register presented to SCG and WFD Committee

4. “List of sites proposed for the final intercalibration register“
Overview of sites submitted by the agreed deadline (25 May):
Submission through web interface
Supplemented by tables where technical problems prevented MS from using the web interface
Tables need to be checked – may contain errors

5. Numbers of sites submitted for final register

6. Intercalibration register
Most countries have submitted or will submit sites:
No response from Malta
Lakes: BG, CZ, LU, SK indicated that they have only small (<0.5 km2) lakes

7. Rivers: numbers of sites by GIG (status 25 May 2004)

8. Lakes: numbers of sites by GIG (status 25 May 2004)

9. Coastal: numbers of sites by GIG (status 25 May 2004)

11. Rivers (status 2 July 2004) Electronically submitted: 493 sites (56%)
22 countries

12. Lakes (status 2 July 2004) Electronically submitted: 250 sites (64%)
19 countries

13. Coastal/Transitional (status 2 July 2004)
Electronically submitted:
172 sites (84%)
15 countries

14. Finalisation timetable
Member States finalise site submissions (with site specific metadata) as agreed at the WFD Committee meeting by 15 September
Site information will be made available for GIG experts for
planning of the details of intercalibration process
analysis of the composition and comparability of the final network