1. LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY AGENCY Ilze Kirstuka Deputy Director Workshop of the Twinning project on Water Quality, 4-6 September, 2006

3. Goal Mission Structure Functions Opportunities of Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency

4. Goal LEGMA established on 1 January 2005 by reorganization of 3 institutions: Latvian Hydrometeorological Agency Latvian Environment Agency State Geological Survey Development of Shared Environment Information System in Latvia compatible with the main state registers and international data sets to provide relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and general public on national and international level to improve the quality of life MONITORING→DATA→INFORMATION→ASSESSMENT→REPORTING

5. Mission Topic areas: ENVIRONMENT – air quality, air emissions, surface & groundwater quality & quantity, wastewaters, biological diversity & nature protection, land cover, chemicals, waste GEOLOGY – subsoil natural recources HYDROLOGY METEOROLOGY Activities Coordination of State Monitoring Data & Information Compilation, Processing, Assessment, Forecasting Reporting & Data and Information Sharing Notification, Licensing, Management Plan development

6. Monitoring Data Information Assessment & Analysis Report Decision

7. Law on Environment Protection Law on Natural Resources Taxes Law on EIA Law on PollutionLaw on Waste Management Law on Water Management Law on Species and Biotops Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products Law on Packaging Legislation

8. 5.01.20068 River Basin Management Department Monitoring Network Department Customers Services Department Forecast Department Fund Monitoring Programme Department Licensing Department Developm.&Information Department Information Technology Department Databases Department Chemicals Department Information Provision Department PC Services & Telecomunication dep. Technical department Budget & Finances Department Supply Management Department Deputy Director on Information Provision & Development Deputy Director on Environment Quality issues Deputy Director on Financial & Household issues DIRECTOR Director`s Office Internal Audit Department Personnel Department Quality Management Department Geological Information Department Subsoil Resources Department Environment Laboratory Director`s Assistants Metrology Laboratory

9. Information Systems on Meteorological conditions (CLIDATA) Hydrological conditions (CLIDATA) Subsoil natural resources Air quality (GPNDSA) Surface water quality (chemical and biological) Groundwater quality and quantity Protected species, protected nature areas, biotopes Pollution sources (air emissions, water use, wastewater, waste, polluted areas, EPER (PRTR), hazardous substances, GHG emissions, POPs, chemicals etc.)

10. Parti cularly Protected Natural Areas Protected Plant species Surface water quality CLIDATA Water Permits Taxes on Natural Resources Annual State Statistics on Waste Annual State Statistics on Chemicals Annual State Statistics on Air Emissions Annual State Statistics on Water EPER Greenhouse Gases Emissions Subsoil Resources STATE (IMPACT) Data bases (DPSIR approach): PRESSURE RESPONSE Groundwater Quality & Quantity Air Quality

11. Services Laboratory is accredited by Latvian National Accreditation Bureau according requirements of EN/IEC 17025 Scope of accreditation includes 135 test methods; total number of active test methods is more then 160

12. Analytical services General parameters in water, air and soil Heavy metals Oil products (identification, age determination) Organic compounds (PCB, PAH, BETX, pesticides, hydrocarbons etc.) in water, air and soil VOC in atmosphere, indoor air and emissions NO x, SO 2, CO, CO 2, particles, flow parameters of emissions from stationary sources Biological quality parameters of surface waters and microbiological testing of water

13. Existing data: - free available - restricted availability Needed data: for environmental policy - development, - implementation, - evaluation ? Problems

14. Existing Data ≠ Needed Data Data & Information Quality, Reliability IT Quality Compatible Data Bases Unified Coding, Classification System Comparable Data Sets