1. FRM directive – legislative initiatives in Flanders
Filip Raymaekers
Flemish Environmental Agency (VMM)

2. Integrated water management
Water Framework Directive
Surface water quantity aspects (floods, drought,…) 2

3. Existing Flemish decree on integrated water management (2003)
Implementation of the WFD
Additional aspects:
Surface water quantity aspects
Floods, droughts, sediments
Environmental objectives including water quantity objectives
Good quantitative status of surface water
Delineation of flood areas and riparian zones where specific instruments apply (in addition of expropriation possibility)
Water supply, navigation,…
Specific administrative arrangements for river basin districts (Scheldt and Meuse), basins and subbasins
RBMPs, BMPs, SBMPs
CIW = competent authority = coordinating body for all competent Flemish authorities in water management 3

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5. Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM
Art. 3 Definitions
+ Flood
+ Flood risk
Art. 5 Objectives of integrated water management
+ Flood risk management
Art. 6 Principles of integrated water management
+ Solidarity principle 5

6. Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM
(Art. 10bis Flood areas
+ ban on new constructions)
Art. 34 River basin management plans
+ addition of flood risk management in the RBMP from 2015 on
Art. 51 Environmental objectives
+ Flood risk management objectives to be defined by the Flemish Government
Art. 52 Artificial or heavily modified water bodies
+ achieving FRM objectives 6

7. Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM
Art Exemptions for WFD objectives
+ FRM objectives
Art. 60, 61 Analyses and reviews
+ flood hazard maps (from 2013 on; climate change)
+ flood risk maps (from 2013 on; cc)
Art. 66 Programme of measures
+ measures to achieve the FRM objectives (from 2015 on)
Art Monitoring programmes - 7

8. Proposal to integrate FRM directive into the Flemish decree on IWM
Annex 1: Content of RBMP
+ FRM objectives, maps, measures, prioritisation of measures, cost-benefit
Annex 2: Content of programmes of measures
+ FRM measures (aspects of FRM – prevention/protection/preparedness/forecasts/early-warning, objectives and principles,…) 8

9. Begijnenbeek Diest (Speelhofwijk) 15/09/98