1. Activity on WFD and Agriculture
State-of-Play
SCG Meeting, 7 November 2007
European Commission - DG Environment
Unit D.2: Water and Marine

2.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

3.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

4. Development of catalogue of measures
EU wide source of information on measures aimed to address agricultural pressures
Access data base with two starting points: (1) pressure based approach and (2) measure based approach
Three main groups of measures: (1) economic and regulatory instruments; (2) technical measures; (3) training and advisory services
This tool will help MS design their programmes of measures

5. Attributes Effectiveness
Pollution
Layers for each pressure:
Pollution (nitrogen, phosphorus and pesticides)
Alterations of hydrologic regimes
Hydro-morphological modification of surface water
Soil erosion
Remarks
Attributes Costs
Attributes Effectiveness
Implementation M1
Measure M2 M3

6. Attributes Effectiveness
Measure
Attributes Costs
Attributes Effectiveness
Implementation
Remarks
Description
Direct costs and references to case studies with wider economic costs and benefits
Magnitude, scale,
timing, certainty
Planned/adopted,
constraints
Synergies,
links with other
pressures,
references

7. Contributions received so far
AT, BE, DK, ES, FR, NL, SE, Helcom, JRC/PRB – more information on water quality than on water quantity
Further information from MS by 15 November will be welcome
Timetable
 First draft catalogue to be disseminated to the SSG on WFD and Agriculture on 20 November 2007
 1st trimester 2008: discussion and refinement
 May 2008: presentation to SCG and June 2008: presentation to WD

8.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

9. Land use and Groundwater
 WG involved: SSG on WFD and Agriculture and WG C on Groundwater
 Objective: develop guidance document focused on (1) underlying drivers of land use; (2) impacts of land use on groundwater; (3) issues addressed at EU level and (4) recommendations to MS
 Drafting group in place (MS, Stakeholders, JRC, DG ENV, DG AGRI)
 Drafting process from December 2007 to March 2008
 Consultation of WG in April 2008
 Finalisation from June to October 2008

10.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

11. Core group on article 38 of RDR
 Context: forthcoming definition of article 38 implementing rules at EU level
 Challenge: ensure effective use of article 38 to help implement WFD emerging measures
 Objective of core group: organise exchange of views on future use of article 38 by MS, opportunities and identification of appropriate conditions of use – work to start in early 2008
 Participants: BE (Fl), FR, LU, PL, COPA-COGECA, ECPA

12.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

13. New PRB-Agri Network
 Note sent to Water Directors on 27 September
 On basis of replies received so far, the new PRB-Agri Network will be composed of:
Weser
Scheldt (tbc)
10 UK catchments
Cris/Koros (Danube RB)
Malta
Guadalquivir + other late replies?
 Kick off meeting to be organised in early 2008 to discuss work organisation and timetable

14.  Issues
 Development of catalogue of measures
 Guidance document on land-use and groundwater
 Core group on article 38 of RDR
 New PRB-Agri Network
 Events
 Outcomes of Conference on WFD and CAP, September in Paris

15. Information on CAP health check
 Communication to be adopted on 20 November 2007
 Initial analysis to be presented by DG ENV at next WD meeting
 Analysis will compare the Communication with the Declaration adopted by WD in November 2006
 Discussion of way forward at WD meeting

16. Thank you for your attention