1. Outcome of 2^ Seminar of the WG 2.7 Roma, 24-25 January
WFD Common Strategy
Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
Outcome of 2^ Seminar of the WG 2.7 Roma, January
35 experts from MS and EU Inst.
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, Norway, EEA, JRC-EIS
Experts from Slovenia, Hungary, as Accession Countries, and from EUROMETAUX and ECPA were invited.

2. Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
WFD Common Strategy
Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
2^ Seminar of the WG Roma, January
WORKING DOCUMENTS
1.    Prepared under the Coordination Group by EEA/ETC Water
Discussion by three different working groups: Inland waters, Coastal and Transitional Water and Groundwaters
Towards a common understeanding of the monitoring requirements under the Water Framework Directive
Guidance on Monitoring for the Water Framework Directive (Contributions by JRC-EIS and FEI. Finland, integrated by a note prepared by Italy on Monitoring of Groudwater). .

3. Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
WFD Common Strategy
Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
2^ Seminar of the WG Roma, January
MAIN OUTPUT
1.    Restructure “Common Understanding” paper (paper of about pages)
·      Focus on key questions/issues and principles (a detailed list with possible contribution from experts).
·        Comments by 22 February to be sent to EEA/ETC Water (CIRCLE)
·   Revised paper by 8 March (paper should represented the general introduction to the Guidance for Monitoring document)
·        Place on CIRCLE for distribution and further comment
Final paper for SGC in March and Water Directors June meetings .

4. SPECIFIC POINTS: Trans.&Coastal Waters
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Trans.&Coastal Waters
1.    Revision of the draft document Guidance on Monitoring will be focused mainly on :
·        specific chapters on monitoring (revision Q.E Tables)
·        best practices ( review and fill)
links established with CIS and WG 2.4 Transitional and Coastal Waters
T Timing : end of March

5. SPECIFIC POINTS: Groundwater
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Groundwater
·        Structure of the monitoring chapter revised: Characterisation of GW bodies, monitoring of quantitative and chemical status, monitoring trends, links of GW and surface waters, links with intercalibration network, classification
(cont)

6. SPECIFIC POINTS: Groundwater drafting Group
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Groundwater drafting Group
·        I C. Fabiani, G.Giuliano
COM S. Rosenbaum
UK P.Pollard (SEPA) (link EAF GW)
B J.November
Others. ? (suggestions from MS)
(cont)

7. SPECIFIC POINTS: Principles
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Principles
GW bodies:
Groundwater for which objectives are needed:
drinking use,
links with surface ecosystems;
other uses,
Defined through characterisation
(cont)

8. SPECIFIC POINTS: Principles (cont)
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Principles (cont)
2. Characterisation for GW bodies
Link to IMPRESS
Proportional to risk
Conceptual model
3. Monitoring of groundwater bodies
Proportionate environmental problem
Increase confidence in conceptual model
Need for different approaches to reflect different geology
(cont)

9. SPECIFIC POINTS: Best Practices and Tool Box
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SPECIFIC POINTS: Best Practices and Tool Box
Linkage to surface water monitoring networks
Specific groundwater best practice tool box
Signpost to best practice methods in:
Grouping for characterisation and monitoring,
Selection of monitoring stations
Risk of misclassification
Assessmenty of trends
Quality assurance
Interrelations with surface ecosystems

10. Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
WFD Common Strategy
Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
2^ Seminar of the WG Roma, January
Working Plan
Planning&Management(WP1) April December 2004
Baseline/Scope of Guidance(WP 2) April March 2002
Guidance on Monitoring (WP3, 4, 5) September September 2002
Testing Guidance in MS January-December 2003
Dissemination of results/
Further develop. Guidance January-December 2004

11. Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
WFD Common Strategy
Project 2.7 Guidance on Monitoring
2^ Seminar of the WG Roma, January
Future Events
  - 23 and 24 May 2002 Workshop in Brussels on : presentation of Common Understanding. Preliminary presentation by WP coordinators of the structure of the Guidance document on monitoring
June 2002 Presentation of Common Understanding and first draft on Guidance on Monitoring to Water Directors’ Meeting
-September rd WG Seminar in Copenhagen on. First intermediate version of Guidance on Monitoring document needed for Pilot Basin testing.