1. WG C Groundwater Mandate 2013-2015 WG C-Meeting, 20/21.03.2012
Johannes Grath

2. Current state of planning
Letter of EC to Water Directors - preparations of the CIS work programme beyond 2012
the current CIS work programme finishes this year
In the past the last year of the mandate was used to discuss future activities, by
first having an orientation debate at the spring meeting of the Water Directors and then
holding a final discussion and agreeing the final work programme at the second meeting of the year

3. Proposed Procedure
EC Proposal to WDs: to delay the endorsement of the post work programme to the first semester of 2013,
to allow proper consideration and discussion of the outcomes of the Blueprint (shall be published by November 2012)
Working Groups shall contribute with proposals for the future work programme in time for an initial discussion at the Water Directors meeting under the Cypriot Presidency.

4. Issues regarded as relevant for next mandate by WG C
Outcome of Blueprint?
GW- quantity issues? ……
Next activities according WFD timetable:
update of risk assessment Art
review/update of RBMPs 2015
….. issues, open for discussion