1. Reporting and Water Information System for Europe (WISE)
Strategic Coordination Group
15/16 May 2006
Item 8 d – Working Group D
Reporting and Water Information System for Europe (WISE)

2. WG D – next steps
Last meeting in March discussed all parts of work programme
Implement 2007 reporting guidance, first templates to be distributed to GIS activity 1 group in June. Testing in Sept/Oct.
Start discussion on 2010 RBMP guidance in compliance group – July (focus: PoM and env. obj.)
First draft of 2010 guidance in Oct. 2006

3. WISE – next steps
MS to submit Art 5 data
Review/update process for Art 3 data later in 2006, MS will be contacted by consultant
Prepare public launch
Establishment of WISE Technical Group led by EEA
Work on WISE Implementation Plan has started
Art. 8 data submission only through WISE – development of rules and procedures document needed

4. SoE – state-of-play
SoE group met on 8 March
Task 1 and 2 documents discussed and finalised
Task 3 results in reporting sheets for SoE reporting (updating former Eurowaternet guidelines) in progress
Discussion on ”selection of representative monitoring stations for SoE reporting”
Presentation of BE on analysis of reporting across water legislation

5. SoE – next steps
Finalisation of SoE reporting sheets
Completion of task 1 and 2 documents
Agree on criteria to select representative monitoring for SoE
Possible extension BE analysis in the framework of review of SoE reporting
Final draft of documents to be presented to WG D and SCG in Oct/Nov.

6. GIS – next steps
GIS – coding document to be finalised…interaction with MS on feasibility of applying the proposal
Start developing WISE GIS guidance (complementing GIS guidance) – outline agreed, work initiated
CCM2 completion – invitation to join verification process
Discussion on added value of GIS group (mixed messages from MS experts re. CCM2 (use of MS data), coding…constructive working process?)

7. Next meetings
29 June – SoE Drafting Group
6 July – Compliance Drafting Group
17/18 October – WG D
23 Nov – GIS Workshop (tbc)