1. Reporting under water legislation Integration into WISE; Streamlining
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
Bathing Water Directive
Drinking Water Directive
Directive on Nitrates Pollution from Agricultural Sources
Floods Directive
Directives from the 1970s and 1980s

2. Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
Discussion and conclusions at Salzburg and Ivalo meetings
Final endorsement of questionnaire under article 15: 20 December 2006
IT tool adapted to the finally endorsed version; workshop for testing
Dissemination of questionnaire on 30 May 2007, within WISE
Already now basic data on UWWTD availabe

3. Bathing Water Directives
2 Directives: old Directive 1976 and new Directive 2006, with flexibility for MS for early transition from ‚old‘ to ‚new‘;
Data to be reported are evident (and for ‘old‘ Directive defined in Decision 95/337/EEC)
Regulatory Committee 7 June 2007
Suggestion by Commission to use WISE as soon as possible, as there is no discussion required on data to be reported; early transition ?
Commission initiative welcomed and supported by all delegations;
Several MS indicated intention to monitor in 2008 already parameters under new Directive.
Conclusion: IT tool available by autumn 2007; testing and fine-tuning at a workshop before end-2007;
WISE reporting should be operational by the end of 2008 for the data of the 2007 bathing season.

4. Drinking Water Directive
Integration into WISE foreseen 2009
Guidance document on reporting under the Drinking Water Directive developed by working group of Commission and Member States, endorsed in 2007;
Nitrates Directive
Integration into WISE foreseen; preparations on track;
Floods Directive
Integration into WISE foreseen; preparations to commence soon.

5. Reporting under 1970s and 1980s legislation
Legal basis: Decision 95/337/EEC (questionnaires relating to Directives in the water sector): reports on
76/464/EEC Dangerous Substances Directive
82/176/EEC /513/EEC /156/EEC Daughter Directives to 76/464/EEC /491/EEC /280/EEC
78/659/EEC Fish Water Directive
2006/44/EC Shellfish Water Directive (ex-79/923/EEC)
80/68/EEC Groundwater Directive
75/440/EEC Surface Water Directive
79/869/EEC Surface Water Daughter Directive on Sampling and Analysis
Reporting under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC Legal basis: articles 5, 8 and 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC
Continue to be
in force; repeal
only by
Repealed by

6. Comparison old legislation vs. WFD
Scope of reporting
Comparison old legislation vs. WFD
Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC:
Comprehensive monitoring and reporting on all waters; monitoring obligations in force since
Directive
78/659/EEC
2006/44/EC
80/68/EEC
76/464/EEC
Daughter Directives
to 76/464/EEC
Next reporting cycle under Directive 91/692/EEC to start , for the years

7. Commission initiative
on streamlining
Objective: avoiding double efforts on reporting under Decision 95/337/EEC, and under the WFD, putting pressure on limited resources;
Path: providing Member States the option to use WFD reporting instead of the old reporting provisions, by inserting a sentence to that end at the end of the relevant questionnaires.

8. Reporting on Groundwater Directive
Example
Reporting on Groundwater Directive
“(Transitional arrangements)
Before 22 December 2013, Member States may carry out monitoring and reporting in accordance with articles 5, 8 and 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC instead of carrying them out in accordance with the above provisions.” 
Regulatory Committee under Directive 91/692/EEC on 7 June 2007 unanimously supported Commission initiative, and agreed procedural follow-up under written procedure.

9. Water Directors are invited
to take note of the reports
to support efforts within their countries to underpin these agreed initiatives
Forthcoming Water Directors Meeting (Lisbon) will discuss the future draft work programme for Working Group D which will relate and combine these various ongoing activities.