1. Agenda point 1 Commission activities Agenda point 2 CIS activities
Water Directors meeting
Segovia, May 2010
Jorge Rodriguez Romero
WFD Team Coordinator
DG Environment, European Commission

2. Contents Agenda point 1 – Commission activities Information notes
a – RBMP adoption and reporting, legal issues
b – Phosphates in detergents
e – EU Strategy for the Danube Region
Agenda point 2 – CIS progress & batch endorsement
c – Priority Substances – Revision Directive
d – Priority Substances – Mixing zones guidance
f – CIS process – Organisational issues
g – Intercalibration state of play
Documents for batch endorsement

3. a - River Basin Management Plans State of play - 27 May 2010
Reminder of deadlines :
: start of consultations draft RBMP
: publication of RBMP
: Reporting to the Commission
Published : AT, BG, CZ, DE, EE, FI, FR, HU, IT, LU, LV, NL, SE, SK, UK
Adopted and not yet published : IE, PL, RO + NO
Consultation status :
Member States consultations still ongoing : DK, SI, LT, CY, MT
Partial consultation : BE (1 out of 4), ES (19 out of 24) not started
Not yet started: EL, PT 3

4. a - State of play RBMP adoption and WISE reportingMS
RBMP adopted
WISE reporting
RBMP reported
XML
GIS AT J L ES MT BE K FI NL BG FR PL CY HU PT CZ IE RO DE IT SE DK LT SI EE LU SK EL LV UK
NOTES: Status: 26/05/2010
The column “RBMP adopted” reflects the contents of DG Environment’s web page:
GREEN - River Basin Management Plans adopted!
YELLOW - consultations finalised, but awaiting adoption.
RED - consultation have not started or ongoing.
The WISE reporting columns reflect if largely complete (green), partial (yellow) or no reporting (red) has been done on the three parts expected:
- Copies of the RBMP and PoM
XML files
GIS files
If the plan has not been yet been finalised and adopted it is assumed that the information submitted in WISE reflects draft plans.

5. b – Phosphates in detergents
Commission DG Enterprise has been working over the past 2 years in evaluating the need for further legislation about P in detergents
The impact assessment has been concluded. It assesses 5 options:
No action at EU level, leaving it to MS
Voluntary action by industry
Total ban of phosphates in detergents
Restriction of phosphates in laundry detergents
Setting limit values for the content of P in detergents
The draft impact assessment report concludes that option 4 is the preferred one
Commission proposal is expected in autumn, then subject to co-decision in Council and Parliament

6. e – Danube Strategy
European Commission prepares EU strategy for the Danube Region before the end of 2010
Strategy is centered around 3 pillars: connectivity (transport and energy), environment and socio-economic issues
No new funding, no new legislation, no new institutions
Consultation via internet and series of public events – until June 2010
More information: 6

7. Contents Agenda point 1 – Commission activities Information notes
a – RBMP adoption and reporting, legal issues
b – Phosphates in detergents
e – EU Strategy for the Danube Region
Agenda point 2 – CIS progress & batch endorsement
c – Priority Substances – Revision Directive
d – Priority Substances – Mixing zones guidance
f – CIS process – Organisational issues
g – Intercalibration state of play
Documents for batch endorsement

8. c - Priority substances – new proposal
Annex III EQS Directive, POPs, REACH, PBTs
EQS setting
+2000
subst.
~80
subst.
Modelling-based
ranking
Selection of substances to prepare individual dossiers
+1000
subst.
~40
subst.
Expert review by EG (17-18 May)
Monitoring-based
ranking
Preparation of dossiers (COM and MS)
Proposal of 16 (+3) substances
Risk assessments chemicals, pesticides, biocides
~200
subst.
Impact assessment, assessment of control measures, etc
Jan 2010
Feb-Apr 2010
May-Oct 2010
Commission proposal expected early 2011
WG E (24-25 June) will be considering these results
EQS derivation for proposed PS during early summer
EQS review for existing PS during early summer taking account of questionnaire inputs from MS
Impact assessment study underway
Requests to Water Directors: note state of play and continue to provide resources at expert level to support EQS work

9. c - Substances proposed for EQS derivation
Lead on dossier
Type
Methyl 5-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoate (Bifenox)
COM
Pesticide
Terbutryn DE
Pesticide/Biocide
Cybutryne (Irgarol®) SE
Biocide
Cypermethrin NL
Dichlorvos
Heptachlor/Heptachlor epoxide
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) FR
(ex) industrial compound
Dioxin (2,3,7,8 - Tetrachlorodibenzo-p dioxin,TCDD) IT
Combustion/industrial by-product
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its salts (PFOS) and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride UK
Industrial compound
Substance
Lead on dossier
Type
1,2,5,6,9,10-Hexabromo-
cyclododecane (HBCDD)/ 1,3,5,7,9,11-Hexabromo-
cyclododecane (HBCDD) SE
Industrial compound/ flame retardant
Quinoxyfen
COM
Pesticide
Dicofol
Cyanides
Industrial com-
pound/biocide
Aclonifen
Diclofenac DE
Pharmaceutical
17alpha-ethinylestradiol
Zinc UK
Metal
Ibuprofen DE
Pharmaceutical
17 beta-estradiol
COM

10. d – Priority Substances – Mixing zones guidance
Mandate agreed by Water Directors in November 2008
Based on the requirement in art. 4 of EQS Directive to develop guidelines through the WFD Committee
A Drafting Group was set up lead by UK and NL
Final draft delivered by DG and agreed by WGE was presented to the SCG in May
Some concerns remain and further written comments were collected
A new version will be distributed to the WFD Committee to be discussed and possibly voted in September
Translation and publication will then follow 10

11. Update of nominations for all CIS activities New SCG members
f – CIS process
Update of nominations for all CIS activities
New SCG members
Eurometaux
Shellfish producers (EMPA)
Aquaculture industry (FEAP)
Overview of all organisations in the CIS annexed to the information note
Improvements to CIRCA, SCG meetings, etc 11

12. g – Intercalibration: state of play
Intercalibration phase 1 –
completed but significant gaps in biological quality elements and some water categories
mainly due to the lack of development of WFD compliant assessment methods
Intercalibration phase 2 –
very tight time schedule until June 2011
serious delays in some GIGs
concern that intercalibration in phase 2 will remain largely incomplete
Requests to WD
take note of state of play of intercalibration phase 2
help secure the necessary human resources and financial support to successfully complete this exercise by June 2011 12

16. The Water Directors are invited to
Take note of the information provided
For the preparation of the Commission proposal on priority substances - continue to make available resources at the expert level during 2010 to support the work on derivation/review of EQS values
For intercalibration phase 2 - help secure the necessary human resources and financial support to successfully complete this exercise by June 2011
Endorse the following documents
Intercalibration guidance: Annexes III and VI
Guidance on Risk Assessment and the Use of Conceptual Models for Groundwater
Guidance on Sediment and Biota Monitoring
Mandate on priority substances inventory guidance
Mandate on River Basin network on WFD & agriculture