1. Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive latest news
Eionet freshwater workshop
Copenhagen, June 2018
Joaquim Capitão
DG Environment – Unit C.1, Clean Water

2. Contents Recent policy developments
Status of adoption and reporting of 2nd RBMPs and 1st FRMPs
Assessment of 2nd RBMPs and 1st FRMPs
Fitness Check of EU water policy, including the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive
Next reporting
Implementation support initiatives

3. Recent policy developments
Proposal for a Regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse
Adopted on 28 May 2018
No new reporting requirements for Member States
Commission Decisions on Intercalibration and surface water Watch List
New or updated guidance documents (Art. 4(7), derivation of EQS)

4. Status of adoption and reporting of 2nd RBMPs and 1st FRMPs
River Basin Management Plans
All Plans adopted and communicated to the Commission, except Ireland and Canary Islands (Spain)
All Plans reported electronically except Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Canary Islands (Spain) and Gibraltar (UK)
Flood Risk Management Plans
All Plans adopted and communicated to the Commission, except Greece and Canary Islands (Spain)
All Plans reported electronically except Greece and Canary Islands (Spain)

5. Towards a Fitness Check of EU water legislation
Assessment of 2nd River Basin Management Plans and 1st Flood Risk Management Plans (2017/2018)
Additional inputs
Fitness Check of EU water legislation - Commission report of fitness check (evaluation) by mid-2019
Reporting of the River Basin Management Plans
EEA State of Water report
Outcomes of the Common Implementation Strategy (both for WFD, GW, EQSD and FD)
Results of the 2012 Fitness Check of EU Water policy
UWWTD evaluation
Non-REACH chemicals evaluation
Study on Integrated Assessment
Study on Blue2
LIFE projects
Public consultation under the Fitness Check

6. Tentative timetable … RBMP COM reports 2019 Fitness Check Reporting
measures
Reporting
measures
Reporting
measures …
RBMP
RBMP1
RBMP2/FRMP1
RBMP3/FRMP2
RBMP4/FRMP3
2009
2015
2021
2027
Blueprint 2012
first RBMP
March 2015
full first cycle
Mid-2018
2nd RBMP/1st FRMP
COM reports
2019
Evaluation
Report
2019 Fitness Check
Evaluation
4Q 2019
New COM takes office

7. Assessment of RBMPs and FRMPs
3 dimensions: RBMPs, FRMPs and transboundary RBDs
Format: EU overview and Member State annexes
Process: analysis of key topics, previous recommendations; focus on progress and shortcomings
Commission’s Implementation Report expected for September 2018
EEA report on status and pressures to be published in early July

8. Evaluation of EU water policy
Drinking Water Directive (2016)
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (ongoing)
Fitness Check (ongoing)
Water Framework Directive
Environmental Quality Standards Directive
Groundwater Directive
Floods Directive

9. Fitness Check EU water legislation
Roadmap published in November 2017
Evaluation study started recently
Factual basis
COM assessment of RBMPs and FRMPs
Study supporting the evaluation of WFD & FD
Integrated assessment (drivers, pressures, state, impacts, resources – and how policy areas interact)
Economic study (BLUE2)
ECA performance audit on floods (conclusion Q4 2018)
Other evidence and contributions (public consultations, EU water conference in Vienna, OECD study “water investment needs and financing capacities in the 28 EU MSs”)
Reporting of the River Basin Management Plans
EEA State of Water report
Outcomes of the Common Implementation Strategy (both for WFD, GW, EQSD and FD)
Results of the 2012 Fitness Check of EU Water policy
UWWTD evaluation
Non-REACH chemicals evaluation
Study on Integrated Assessment
Study on Blue2
LIFE projects
Public consultation under the Fitness Check

10. Fitness Check – how will it be done?
Assessment criteria…
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Relevance
Coherence
EU value added
… and process
Elaborate baseline scenario, intervention logic, develop framework, methodology and work plan for evaluation of information and evidence
Review relevant available information and evidence
Consultation with Member States and key stakeholders & public participation

11. Next reporting
Intermediate reporting on implementation of the WFD Programmes of Measures (December 2018)
3rd RBMPs (March 2022)
Watch list (December 2018)
Supplementary monitoring programme and preliminary programme of measures for new substances in the 2013 EQS Directive (December 2018)
Preliminary Flood Risk Analysis (March 2019)
Flood Hazard and Risk Maps (March 2020)
Flood Risk Management Plans (March 2022)

12. Implementation support
Common Implementation Strategy WP and beyond
Enforcement strategy (including infringements)
Water – Agriculture nexus: governance, investments, knowledge & innovation -> NWRMs included)
Pharmaceuticals in the environment
Investment instruments (MFF post 2020)
European Innovation Partnership on Water
New Urban Water Agenda 2030, launched in 2017

13. Water Industries Directives latest news
Eionet freshwater workshop
Copenhagen, June 2018
Michel Sponar
DG Environment – Unit C.2, Marine Environment and Water Industry
(presented by Joaquim Capitão)

14. Recent developments Drinking Water Urban waste water treatment
Proposal adopted 1/02/2018
Co-decision in 2018/2019
Urban waste water treatment
REFIT evaluation started Oct. 2017
Evaluative study ongoing, first findings on key issues 16/07/2018
Bathing water
WHO recommendations - available on CIRCABC and EUROPA Bathing Water by end June
Compliance assessment – 28 country reports to be sent to MS for comments still in June, final EU report by Nov 2018

15. Reporting Drinking Water Urban waste water treatment Bathing water
New ways of reporting in the proposal
Work to be carried out with EEA to prepare new reporting
Urban waste water treatment
Analysis of reporting methods ongoing (evaluation)
In the mid term: new tool mixing EEA current system and SIIF
Bathing water
Reporting system is appropriate
But findings of the compliance promotion exercice will have to be taken into account

16. Drinking Water 7 meetings in the Council, draft report from the EP
General agreement on:
The introduction of the risk based approach
Using WHO recommendations as a basis for discussion
New ways of reporting
Remaining issues:
More stringent parameters than WHO - PFO’s and PFA’s, CLO3 and CLO4
Access to water (subsidiarity)
Material in contact with water – ok for harmonization but in the DWD (COM proposal is to use Construction Product Directive)

17. Pre-identified topics
UWWTD Key issues
Pre-identified topics
Separate sub-studies to be developed
Storm water overflows
Individual appropriate systems
Energy efficiency
Small agglomerations
Emerging substances
Sensitive areas
Late and inappropriate implementation
Monitoring requirements
Over- and under-dimensioning
Lack of clarity/ coherence
Quantification of cost and benefits

18. Where are we?
Approved validation form
Q3 2017
Publication of roadmap, 28 replies from public
Finalisation of ToR
Q4 2017
Launch evaluative study
Speed dating with selected stakeholders
Q1 2018
Publication of consultation strategy
Development of scenarios (JRC)
Development of public consultation questionnaire
Q2 2018
Presentation of first findings on key issues
Expert workshops…
Q3 2018…
Cooperation with WFD FC

19. Exchange of best practices Support to implementation Awareness raising
Project with OECD
Objective: have an overview on water -investment needs /financing capacities
General
Get a solid basis
Exchange of best practices
Support to implementation
Awareness raising
Specific
Common approach to Investments needs
Comparison of financing strategies
Pro active dialogue with some MS

20. Preliminary conclusions
Higher reliability for water and sanitation compared to WFD and Floods
Some inconcistencies in reporting
Room of manœuvre limited for some MS’s
EU funds still needed in some MS
Ex ante conditions

21. Fine tune current estimates
Next steps
Fine tune current estimates
Finalisation of country fiches
List of MS to be visited (time to apply!!!)
Publication of the results

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