1. THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD)
Contents and implications

2. WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS
What is inside WFD? How does it work?
selected key-points
the general organisation
What specific implications of WFD?
in the decision-making process
in the implementation
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3. WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS
What is inside WFD? How does it work?
selected key-points
the general organisation
What implications of WFD?
in the decision-making process
in the implementation
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4. AN OBLIGATION OF RESULT
Good status
General obligation
Actions defined with regards to the goal
Derogations to be justified
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5. WFD, A NEVER-ENDED PROCESS
continuous monitoring
combined approach
programme of measures
assessment / characterisation
Continuous improvement
 good status in 2015
 no deterioration
6-year cycles
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6. A CONTINUOUS TRANSPARENCY
Public participation art. 14
Economic justification of decisions
art. 4
Frequent reporting to the Commission
art. 22
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7. FLOW CHART OF WFD'S PROCESS
12/2006
Art.8
Monitoring programme
Art.14
RBMP working progr.
12/2003
Art.3
Transposition
3/2007
Art.15
Reporting
Art.14
RBMP interim review
12/2007
Art.14
RBMP draft copies
3/2008
12/2004
Art.6
Register of protected areas
Art.5
Characterisation of the district
Identification of potential gaps
Economic analysis
Description of the district
Baseline scenario
Recovery of costs
3/2005
Art.15
Reporting
12/2009
Art.11
Programme of measures
Art.13
RBMP
Art.4
Designation of HMWB
Deadline
Goal
Derogations
12/2012
Art.8
Combined approach
Art.15
Interim report
Art.15
Reporting
3/2010
Art.9
Water pricing policy Adequate contribution to recovery of costs
12/2010
New measures according to results of monitoring
12/2006
12/2015
Art.4
Good status
Deliverables
Main tasks
"Sub-tasks"
Actions / Measures

8. COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT SCALES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WFD
Hydrological
water bodies for characterisation of water status
river basin for cost-effectiveness analysis when defining the programme of measures
...
Socio-economic
water services for assessment of the level of cost recovery
water uses for economic analysis
...
Administrative
regional / national for the transposition of WFD…
European for the elaboration of the list of priority substances
...
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9. THE DIFFERENT HYDROLOGICAL SCALES USED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WFD
Sub-basin/Sector/ Water type element of district to deal with particular aspects
 no link with pollution
Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB) human activity carried out makes it impossible to reach the goal without disproportionate costs (change activity…)
sea
District river basins + associated groundwaters and coastal waters
Water bodies scale of evaluation of the achievement of good status
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10. WFD'S GENERAL METHODOLOGY
Characterisation of the district
Initial situation
Scenario
trends
Public participation
Monitoring
Implementation of directives
Economic studies
Evaluation of results
Results vs goal =>relevance of measures?
Identification of gaps X
Business
as usual
Good status
2003
2015
gap
How to do it? see Guidance documents
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Programme of measures
Fill the gap with basic + complementary measures
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11. WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS
What is inside WFD? How does it work?
selected key-points
the general organisation
What implications of WFD?
in terms of methods
in terms of instruments used
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12. NOVELTY IN TERMS OF METHODS
A structured process
global process: long-term and cyclic approach
connections with other European policies: CAP, regional, etc.
stringent step by step methodology
An open process
involvement of professionals, experts and stakeholders
all aspects of water management at hydrological scales
unusual issues to be debated: disproportion of costs, recovery of costs, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit ratios...
Clear justification of important decisions
HMWB, derogations...
based on "objective" arguments: efficiency, benefits, ability to pay of citizens...
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13. NOVELTY IN TERMS OF INSTRUMENTS
Construction and use of baseline scenario
horizontal approach: impacts of other policies on water
water policy as a driver for evolutions: choices regarding water with impacts on other policies
Economic tools
cost-benefit and cost-efficiency analyses
understanding of specificities and of outputs
Unusual use of prices
pricing policies as a tool aiming at a specific goal
assessment of environmental costs: damages, resource cost...
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14. ECONOMICS ANALYSIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EXERCICE
Integrated into technical issues: water utilities, quality of water, etc..
Integrated into interdisciplinary exercise: IRBM
Decision-making oriented: concrete, operational, "ready-to-apply"
Included into public participation process: clear, understandable...
Opened to external skills
Opened to non experts
"Integration", the motto for economics under WFD
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