1. WG C Meeting Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values
10:30 – 10:40
22 April 2008
Ljubljana, Slovenia

2. Activities since Lisbon (Sept 2007) current state
Documents on Chemical Status and TVs merged
“Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values” accepted by SCG as Interim Version (7 Nov 2007)
DG Leader meeting – 26 Feb 2008 in Brussels
Few comments received - Few editorial amendments
Few comments on draft „Quantitative Status“
Draft Trend Assessment V1.0 distributed ( )

3. Towards a Guidance on Groundwater Chemical Status and Threshold Values
Status of document
Status assessment and TV establishment merged;
Accepted by SCG (7 Nov 2007) as interim version;
Available at CIRCA
In general: positive feedback on the „merged version“
 objective: finalise and agree document

4. Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance…
Since the Lisbon meeting:
Comments from WG C members
Comments from DG WG C-2 members
proposed amendments according statements presented and discussed at DG WG C-2 meeting on 21st April 2008
 Agreement achieved within DG WG 2-C
Amendments will be integrated – upload on CIRCA by end of May 2008

5. Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance…
Comments received – discussed in Drafting Group – agreement achieved
3 para, section 4.8: text might imply that DW standards must be met in GWB (ES, Euromine)
Better refer to final directive on priority substances and include footnote on the draft status (Euromine)
AF & DF: don‘t advise MS not to apply the best approach (Euromine)
5 para, section 4.4: Grouping of bodies not according to monitoring results (IE)
Section 1, last para (NL) Step 3, section 4.4: 20 % and weighting approach - asking for some explanantion (IE)
Comments on TVs & Epsilon (DE)

6. Chemical Status and Threshold values Towards a guidance…
Case studies – received so far:
The Netherlands – TVs
Germany – TVs
Eurogypsum – background level sulphate
Way forward
Finalizing of Guidance based on comments
Distribution to Drafting Group and WG C early June
Complementing with case studies – please check, whether the case studies are in line with the guidance
Case studies – delivery until end June
Distribution of amended draft (incl. case studies) to drafting group and WG C in autumn 2008