1. WG C-1 activity Berlin – 3 May 2007
European Commission - DG Environment
Unit D.2: Water and Marine

2. Working Group C & Links Planning 1st semester 2007
STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATION GROUP
PLENARY WG C
CHAIR: COM
CO-CHAIR: AT
WFD & Agriculture
Expert group
Water scarcity Expert group
Programme of Measures
Lead: ???
Co-lead: ???
Compliance & Trends
Lead: AT
Co-lead: UK + FR + EG
Risk Assessment
Lead: AT
Co-lead: Nicole + Dechema
Finalising “prevent/limit” guidance
Exchanges of best practices
Integrated groundwater management
“Status & trend” guidance
Agreement on common meth.
Testing
Accompanying TV establishment
Harmonisation of risk assessments
Identification of gaps and needs
Principle: Three core activities with specific groups (to be formed) exchanging by s
and meeting if needed to discuss technical features. Outputs reported to Plenary meetings
Organised twice per year in the EU Presidency country

3. Working Group C (2007-2009) Groundwater in the CIS
Activity WGC-1 (Programme of measures)1
Objectives
To coordinate exchanges on best practices and establish recommendations needed by Member States in the context of the identification of measures related to groundwater that will have to be included in the First River Basin Management Plan. This activity will cover, in particular:
The finalisation of the "prevent/limit" guidance initiated in 2006, which aims to support the implementation of Article 6 of the new Groundwater Directive (covering both point and diffuse sources of pollution)= ACTION: TO BE ADOPTED AT THE MEETING FOR SUBMISSION TO SCG
Exchanges on Best Available Technologies related to groundwater measures, taking into account programmes of measures required under other EU Directives. These will include guidance on both point sources of pollution (including historical contaminated sites) and on diffuse sources, including agricultural diffuse pollution and megasites. This item will be closely linked to the "WFD & Agriculture" Expert Group with regard to diffuse agricultural sources)= ACTION: DEFINE DETAILED WP ON INTEGRATED MEASURES, DIFFUSE POLLUTION, MEGASITE MANAGEMENT – NEED FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE? CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS AS LEADER OR CO-LEADER