1. A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium Water Statistics - Work Session 5a Vienna, 20-22.06.2005 Rudy Vannevel r.vannevel@vmm.be Towards HARMONISATION of the WATER REPORTING PROCESS

2. Data bases Questionnaires Reports Monitoring strategies POLICY PROCESS MONITORING PROCESSIT-PROCESS REPORTING PROCESS Environmental Information Cycle

3. Data bases Questionnaires Reports Monitoring FLOW CHARTSTABLES

4. Flow chart: example Eurostat Water Account Questionnaire

5. POLICY PROCESS MONITORING & ASSESSMENT Environmental policy objectives Flow chart s Tables Questionnaires Monitoring data Environmental policy indicators MANAGEMENT PROCESS Environmental status indicators Questionnaires Policy reports Status reports Operational plans

6. How to deal with multiple reportings ? Serial reporting Integrated reporting... Data bases Questionnaire Report MonitoringData bases Questionnaire Report Monitoring Data bases Questionnair e Report Monitoring Data bases Questionnaire Report Monitoring

7. Questionnaire Report Data bases Step-by-step harmonisation Harmonization of questionnaires Optimization of data base structures Harmonization of report formats Monitoring Review of monitoring needs

8. Towards an intermediate reporting structure Many-to-many relationships DB Q R MSDB Q R MS T Many-to-one relationships

9. Optimising data bases Harmonising questionnaires Review report formats Harmonising monitoring strategies POLICY PROCESS MONITORING PROCESS REPORTING PROCESS Reporting tables (CIRT) Data bases Questionnaires Reports Monitoring strategies IT-PROCESS

12. Harmonized questionnaires D P S I R CIR-T Reporting obligations (questionnaires) Monitoring requirements Monitoring requirements Parameters Data base Analysis results Sampling sites Report 1 Report 2 Report n Existing Reporting formats ?

13. DPSIR CIRT 1 H2O supply H2O uses WW disch. H2O accounts... CIRT 2 WWT. Connectivity rate Treatment capacity Sludge Discharges Effluents H2O accounts... Activ. & services DPSIR CIRT 5 Sampl.sitesSampling H2O courses CIRT 7 Sampling Analyses Parameters CIRT 8 Parameters Sampling sites CIRT 10 CIRT 9 Env. standards Parameters Results Sampling sites Parameters Tested results DPSIR CIRT 5 Measures

14. CONTENT REPORTING TABLES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ECONOMIC ISSUES SOCIAL ISSUES WATER ISSUES NON-WATER ISSUES WATER CHAIN WATER SYSTEM Water Quantity (availability, use, supply) Water Quality (waste water discharges) Sanitation tools (waste water treatment) Other policy tools (levies, permits) ACCOUNTS WATER ACCOUNTS NON-WATER ACCOUNTS Fresh water Marine water Surface water Ground- water Water quality Water quantity Water massSedimentsBiota

15. Data bases Questionnaires Reports Monitoring Flow charts Table templatesData filled tables Water and Load balances

16. Questionnaires on Water Quality screened so far (1) Regional/national: Flemish environmental regulation (Vlarem II) EU-Directives on: Drinking water production, Bathing w., Dangerous substances, Fishing w., Shellfish w.; EU-Decision on Fresh w.; (EU-Water Framework Directive)

17. pan-European: –Eurostat Urban Audit II, Water Account Quest. –Eurostat-OECD Regional Env. Quest., Inland Waters Joint Quest. –EEA-EWN Rivers & Lakes –OECD Compendium –OSPAR Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges worldwide: –UNEP-GEMS/Water (+ ESI) –UN Quest. on Environment Statistics Questionnaires on Water Quality screened so far (2)

18. HARMONISATION Inventory of reporting obligations/ commitments Comparison and integration of demands –> Reporting tables (extended) Rationalisation –> Reporting tables (reduced)

19. Terminology –wording & terms; definitions; descriptions Codification & classification –terms: symbols, abbreviations & acronyms –classifications (+ clusters, subdivisions) –units RATIONALISATION (1)

20. Methodology –approaches, estimations, algorithms –use of standardised methods Template format –flow charts –table structure –explanatory notes, footnotes RATIONALISATION (2)

21. Countries / Member states need: –1 (series of) harmonised guidelines – theoretical background & practical tools – global vs detailed descriptions – simple (cost-effective, time saving) & more complex (= accurate) methods Manuals

22. Data bases Questionnaires Reports Monitoring strategies UN/ECE TFMA Guidelines Monitoring & Assessment Transboundary Rivers GEMS/Water Operational Guide Data Submission OECD/EUROSTAT Data Collection Manual (IWJQ) GEMS/Water Operational Guide Station & Analytical Data Forms EEA Data Dictionary EWN-Rivers, lakes,... EU COM - WFD Reporting Sheets EU COM - WFD WISE GEMS/Water Analytical Methods