1. Chemical Monitoring Activity Final Draft Guidance Document on Chemical Monitoring of Surface Water Peter Lepom

2. Comments on Version 3.0
Comments/Contributions to the draft were submitted by
Austria
Denmark
France (INERIS / IFREMER)
Germany
Italy
The Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Spain UK
Eurometeaux
JRC-IES Ispra
OSPAR/HELCOM
New or revised case studies were submitted by
Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and SWIFT

3. Elaboration of the Final Draft
Summary table of all comments received including proposal for changes
Identification of open questions for further discussion within the drafting group
Preparation of draft version V4.0
Distribution of this draft amongst drafting group members
3d Drafting group Meeting at JRC on 22/23 January

4. Elaboration of the Final Draft
Preparation of version 5.0 of the draft on the basis of the outcome of the meeting
Annex III - Certified Reference Materials
EAQC-WISE
Substance Guidance Sheets
Drafting Group
Table of complementary methods including explanatory text
SWIFT
Editorial revision by Bruce Brown, UK Environment Agency
Distribution of the final draft amongst CMA members in March 2007

5. Chemical Monitoring of Surface Water
Guidance document no. xx
Chemical monitoring of surface water
Final Draft

6. Technical Guidance Document
1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
2 BACKGROUND
3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
4 MONITORING DESIGN
4.1 General – Monitoring Design
4.2 Sampling Strategy
(Matrix selection is included in this chapter)
4.3 Use of Models as a Tool in WFD
Monitoring
4.4 Monitoring Frequency
4.5 Surveillance Monitoring
4.6 Operational Monitoring
4.7 Investigative Monitoring

7. Technical Guidance Document
5 TECHNIQUES FOR SAMPLING
5.1 General Remarks on Sampling
5.2 Water Sampling
5.3 Sampling of SPM
5.4 Sediment Sampling
5.5 Biota Sampling

8. Technical Guidance Document
6 TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYSIS
6.1 Method Performance Criteria
6.1.1 Uncertainty of Measurement
6.1.2 LoD/LoQ
6.2 Water Analysis
6.3 Sediment/SPM Analysis
6.4 Biota Analysis
6.5 Substance Guidance Sheets
6.6 Group Parameters and Definition of Indicator Substances
7 COMPLEMENTARY MONITORING METHODS

9. Technical Guidance Document
ANNEX I
List of ISO Standards for soil analysis
ANNEX II
Substance Guidance Sheets
ANNEX III
Certified Reference Materials
ANNEX IV
CASE Studies from Member States
Not yet included

10. Case Studies
SYKE Screening of industrial and consumer chemicals in Finland (VESKA 1)
SYKE Pesticide screening in Finnish surface waters (VESKA 2)
IFREMER The French National Marine Monitoring Network (RNO)
ICPR Calculation of whole water concentrations from results of SPM measurements

11. Case Studies
ME Spain Pesticides in surface water bodies from agricultural sources
EPA SE Comments concerning the National Swedish Contaminant Monitoring Programme in Marine Biota
EPA SE What concentrations of hazardous substances do we find in the environment?
(Results from the Swedish screening programme 2003/2004)
SWIFT Monitoring using passive sampling devices to improve trace metal-related risk assessments

12. Changes since March 2007
According to a comment of IFREMER, a reference to SPM is included in the the chapter 4.2 Sampling Strategy
IFREMER raised objections against some conclusions in the guidance document
This refers to water as principal matrix for compliance monitoring and some provisional AA-EQS
Footnote: IFREMER does not share all the conclusions……
Update of references including those to EU-Projects
Annex III was elaborated within EAQC-WISE
Chapter 7 was elaborated within SWIFT
Concern of the Commission
Some of the statements in the guidance might conflict with the outcome of the negotiations on the Daughter Directive and/or the QA/QC Commission Decision

13. Concern of the Commission
Recommendations
Remove Table 2 (indicator substances) for the time being
Further discussion on marine/coastal water monitoring are envisaged in the light of the outcome of EQS Directive negotiation
‘Freeze’ the document until first reading / negotiations have been completed
Make the document publicly available now but indicate that it is a interim version, which might be subjected to change
Revision of the guidance according to the outcome of the negotiations on the EQS directive in autumn 2007
Final adoption by the Water Directors meeting under the Portuguese Presidency
We have to admit that the consolidation of the Surface Water (SW) Monitoring guidance document is prone to difficulties as we are "sitting between three chairs" and are trying to finalise this text without having a solid floor with regard to the Priority Substance Directive and the QA/QC draft decision. I have discussed the matter with Joachim d'Eugenio, and we came to the conclusion that it would be unwise to try pushing the adoption of this guidance by the Water Directors before the situation is clear concerning both the PS Directive and the QA/QC decision. We would indeed like to avoid that this document becomes rapidly obsolete and called for revision one year after its adoption.
"Freezing" the document as it stands and considering it as an "interim version" which will be disseminated via CIRCA with a warning notice that its formal adoption will only be done after adoption of the QA/QC Decision (hopefully in October) and completion of the First Reading of the PS Directive;
Presenting the text for approval to the CMA group in Berlin next week as an "interim version" (including a box indicating that further discussions on marine/coastal waters are envisaged in the light of the PS Directive negotiation outcome);
Waiting this autumn to finalise the text (it should in principle only concern some readjustments and completion of references) in order to have it approved by the WD meeting under PT Presidency.

14. Many thanks to all who have participated actively in the drafting process