1. Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing
Meeting Water Directors
Dublin, June 22nd 2004
Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing
Scheldt Pilot River Basin: France, 3 Belgian regions, The Netherlands
Veronique Van Den Langenbergh
Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (Flanders)
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

2. Scaldit: an international action programme for a cleaner and safer RBD of the Scheldt
Duration of 3 years ( )
Co-operation between F, B, NL within the framework of the International Scheldt Commission
Financed by Interreg IIIB NWE
Budget: 6,5 mio €
20 FTE from 3 countries/5 regions working on the project
Objectives of the project:
testing of the CIS guidance documents for the implementation of the WFD (one of 15 Pilot River Basins)
transnational characterisation of the Scheldt river basin district: Scaldit report (end 2004)
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

3. Scaldit: action plan 1. Characterisation RBD
2. Data and information management
3. Water management and spatial planning
4. Communication and raising awareness
5. Up to the IRBMP
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

4. Scheldt International River Basin District
Length of the river Scheldt: 350 km
Surface river basin: km²
Surface river basin district: km²
Ecoregion river/lakes: Western plains
Ecoregion trans/coastal: North Sea
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

5. International Scheldt Commission (ISC)
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

6. Schematic overview reporting obligations
France
analysis art. 5
Wallonia
Flanders
Brussels
The Netherlands
Fed. state Belgium
Thematic reports
(reports with results: one per project group)
Scaldit report
Transnational analysis of the characterisation
Interreg
PRB
Umbrella analysis
WFD art. 5 EC
(DG XI)
SCALDIT
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

7. Fresh surface water - results
Comparison between partners of:
typologies
methods for designation water bodies
current knowledge on identification of reference conditions
existing monitoring networks
for lakes and rivers in IRBD Scheldt
Special attention given to transboundary water courses
Description of current fresh water quality in IRBD Scheldt for main rivers
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

8. Coastal and transitional waters - results
Development of:
common typology
common approach for designation water bodies
for coastal and transitional waters
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

9. Groundwater - results Designation of groundwater bodies
Development of a common database for initial characterisation of groundwater
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

10. Heavily modified water bodies - results
Development of common concept ( common method) for provisional designation HMWB
Pilot test on river Scheldt: testing of common concept on entire river Scheldt
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

11. DPSIR approach
Identification of main driving forces: households, industry and agriculture according to NACE;
Other driving forces (fishery, tourism, transport, natural land use) less documented
Common interpretation of division of DF suitable for further use in economic analysis
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

12. Pressure and impact - results
Inventory of pressures:
point source pollution
diffuse pollution
water use and extraction
artificial recharge
hydromorphological pressures (in co-operation with project group HMWB)
historical pollutions
per driving force
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

13. Driving force households: connection to UWWTP
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

14. Driving force agriculture: agricultural surface and cattle density
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

15. Economic analysis - results
Socio-economic characteristics of IRBD Scheldt
Economic analysis of water uses according to NACE-codes
Assessment of cost recovery
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004

16. Risk factors and advantages related to transnational co-operation
Language barrier (French-Dutch in case of Scheldt PRB)
Data availability and comparability
Consultation needed on 2 levels:
internally
between partners
ISC constitutes political basis for decisions  complicates taking of decisions
Risk factors: time-consuming, cost-raising, difficult to come to common approaches
Advantages: agreements reached are solid basis for further work, complementarity between methods of partners
Water Directors' meeting, Dublin, June 22nd 2004