1. Progress report ATG Hymo 1 May – 20 October 2016
SCG meeting October 2016
Raimund Mair, European Commission, DG ENV
Wouter van de Bund, European Commission, DG JRC

2. Topic
No.
Main Focus on
Deliverables envisaged in the ATG on Hymo ToR
Hymo issues within the ECOSTAT work programme E1
GEP
GEP- reports on harmonised environmental requirements and emerging good practices for river/lakes HMWBs (including case studies) – appendix to CIS guidance no E2
HYMO ASSESSMENT
Hymo assessment methods: Report on best practices in hymo assessment (e.g. typology, pressures, impacts) across scales – spring 2017 E3
LINKS HYMO&BQE
Linking hymo and BQEs: Report on best practices for tackling multiple pressures (including hydromorphological pressures) in river/lakes– 2018 E4
TraC HYMO
Coastal and Transitional hymo deliverables – tbd (depending on the availability and number of active participants)
Flood F1
HYMO in Flood Risk Management
Hymo in the Floods Directive: Report on knowledge exchange and key conclusions from workshop – 2018
Policy oriented hymo issues P1
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON USE
Significant effect on water use, wider environment, prioritisation of measures: workshop with key conclusion report early 2017, update policy paper – end of 2017 P2
OBSTACLES TO IMPLEMENTATION RESTORATION MEASURES
Obstacles and good practice examples of managing hymo issues/implementing restoration measures in practise in rives, lakes, coastal and transitional waters, andlinks to other policies/directives
Other issues O1
HYMO & CEN
Monitor the CEN standardisation processes related to hydromorphology

3. How is the ATG Hymo organized?
Work coordinated by ATG co-leads
Technical issues are part of ECOSTAT work program
Technical subgroup Hymo assessment and monitoring
GEP core groups for different water uses
Policy relevant issues are addressed in/with SCG on an ad-hoc basis

4. GEP inter-comparison (E1) – mitigation measures reports
Finalisation of reports on mitigation measures
Water storage: final draft circulated, ECOSTAT comments by 3 November, to be published 2016
Flood protection: first draft circulated, ECOSTAT comments by 1 December, consultation also with WG F
Main conclusion water storage report: inter-comparison and harmonisation of minimum requirements for GEP is possible

5. GEP: Case-study based inter-comparison (E1)
Next step: Case study based inter-comparison of MS approaches to GEP
Start inter-comparison with water storage
Test run with few MS (water storage core group) 2016
Workshop on inter-comparison with all MS and stakeholders planned for February 2017

6. GEP inter-comparison (E1) – drainage and other agricultural uses
Work currently pending
Continuation requires that some MS are willing to establish a core group to re-start the work

7. E2. Hymo assessment methods
Methodology(s) for HYMO assessment
Steps for WFD implementation
Assessments based on HYMO methodology ?
How do MS consider hymo?
How do MS approaches support the different WFD implementation steps?

8. Hymo assessment methods (E2)
Call for nominations for ECOSTAT technical subgroup hydromorphology sent to SCG and WD
Experts from 18 MS and NO, TU
Missing: BG, CY, GR, HR, LT, LV, MT, NL, PL, SK
EEB, Eurelectric, NTG (Navigation Task Group), WWF
COM (JRC and ENV), CEN, EEA

9. Hymo assessment methods (E2)
Kick-off meeting October in Ispra - 16 countries represented
Questionnaire elaborated to collect information on MS hydromorphological assessment methods
Workshop spring 2017 discussing questionnaire results
Report planned for late spring

10. Coastal/Transitional hydromorphology (E3)
GEP, hydromorphological assessment, links with MSFD, …
Work could not be started yet since no volunteers
Recommended to establish core group to initiate work on this topic
Would require volunteers to launch the activities

11. Policy oriented hymo issues (P1-2)
Initial proposals for topic in the mandate
Significant impact on use and related topics
Obstacles and good practice managing hymo issues
ATG co-leads will work out proposal for discussion at next SCG meeting taking into account experiences with GEP work

12. SCG invited to
Take note of progress on GEP inter-comparison and discuss the proposed next steps
Take note that no MS volunteered so far to lead HYMO activities for Coastal and Transitional Waters, as well as on GEP for drainage (agriculture), what is a pre-requisite for launching respective activities
Take note of progress on hydromorphological assessment methodologies
Take note of the planned way forward for the policy related hymo issues