1. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” Workshop on reporting obligations in the water acquis communautaire – Draft River Basin Management Plan & Water Information System for Europe (WISE)

2. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” Institutional aspects & cooperation of WFD implementation in Austria Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer Harald Marent

3. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” 1.Levels of governance 2.Legislation and division of tasks 3.Water on Ministerial level & other institutions involved 4.Cooperation – contact point 5.Reporting on water – timetable

4. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (1)Levels of governance -Austrian Government (Ministers - Ministries) -9 Federal States (State Governor) -around 100 Regional Governments (Head of Regional Government) -2.360 Municipalities (Majors)

5. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (2) Legislation and division of tasks “Austrian Constitution (B-VG 1930)”: Water Law in Article 10: Legislation and Implementation – Austrian Federal Government Water Act (1959) Implementation and Controlling/Monitoring: mostly through the Federal States Data Collection: Cooperation between Austrian Government and Federal States Reporting: Austrian Government in Cooperation with the Federal States (e.g. WFD, UWWTD, Fish-Directive)

6. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (3) Water Policy on Ministerial Level Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (e.g. Water Framework Directive, Nitrates Directive, UWWTD, Floods Directive) Health, Family and Youth (Bathing Waters, Drinking Waters, Mineral (filled) Waters) Science and Research (Research Funding) Transport, Innovation and Technology (TREN – Danube) Economics and Labour (Energy – Hydropower)

7. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (3) Water policy on ministerial level – Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management -Division VII 1 – National Water Management -Division VII 2 – International Water Management (Interface to the International Institutions – e.g. EC, International Water Commissions, Transboundary Water Commissions) -Division VII 3 – Water Balance (Water Quantity) -Division VII 4 – Technical Principles of Water Management (Expert Judgement, Reservoirs) -Division VII 5 – Flood Control Management (Protection of People because of Floods) -Division VII 6 – Water Management in Residual Areas (Funding: Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment) -Other Divisions (e.g. GIS, Agriculture, Legal Service, etc.)

8. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (3) Other institutions involved in WFD implementation Federal Agency of Water Management – BAW (subordinated Department of the Ministry) Federal Environment Agency – Umweltbundesamt (UBA) Federal States Administration (different divisions) External consultants

9. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” (4) Cooperation – Contact point -Austrian Federal Ministry and Federal States Administration (different divisions) – Co-operation through “Contact Point” (“Verbindungsstelle der Bundesländer”) -for important Directives (e.g. Nitrates, UWWTD, WFD): one person representing the Federal States is present in Committee-Meetings (1 technical expert Ministry, 1 legal advisor Ministry & 1 member from the Federal States) Result: Federal States can follow closely the activities of the Ministry in Brussels – developing trustfulness

10. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II” Austria “Individual Reports” Different Reporting-Cycles Dangerous Substances Dir. 76/464/EEC and 5 “Daughter Directives” Titanium Dioxide Dir. 78/176/EEC Shellfish Water Dir. 79/923/EEC Fish Water Dir. 78/659/EEC Groundwater Dir (old) 80/68/EEC Drinking Water Directives 75/440/EEC and 79/689/EEC Drinking Water Dir. - Quality 98/83/EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC Article 15 / 16 /17 – 2 Years Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC 4 Year Reporting Cycle Bathing Waters Dir. (2007/6/EC) Yearly Reporting Info – Exchange Surface Waters 77/795/EEC -Yearly Reporting IPPC – Directive 96/61/EC 3 Year Reporting Cycle Reporting Directive 91/692/EEC 3 Year Reporting-Cycle “Water Framework Directive” 2000/60/EC Report “Intercalibration Network” Article 3 Report (Authorities and RBD) Article 5 Report (First Analysis) 6 Year Reporting Cycle Article 8 Report (Monitoring Programs) River Basin Management Report - 6 Year Reporting Cycle Health, Family and Youth Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management “Flood Directive” 2007/60/EC

11. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II”

12. Component 5.2 Harald Marent, Veronika Koller-Kreimel, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer, Stephan Nemetz, Austrian Environment Agency EU-Twinning Project RO2006/IB/EN-09 “ Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis at National Level and Coordination of 8 Regional Twinning Projects, Phase II”