1. Existing monitoring network is sufficient for quantity, but comprehensive development is needed for quality Existing monitoring network is sufficient for quantity, but comprehensive development is needed for quality Monitoring network Groundwater quality monitoring: production wells and observation wells around vulnerable well fields and pollution sources not sufficient for shallow gr.water Groundwater quality monitoring: production wells and observation wells around vulnerable well fields and pollution sources not sufficient for shallow gr.water

2. Monitoring network Preliminary design of the development is in course Development needed Element of the monitoring medium River morphology significant

3. ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP Legal harmonisation: 2002 - 2003 Interministerial Committee for the implementation of WFD Interministerial Committee for the implementation of WFD Environment Transport and Water Management Transport and Water Management Agriculture and Rural Development Agriculture and Rural Development Health Home Affairs Foreign Affairs Economy Finance Justice Governmental Decision: in October 2001 Strategic document for Hungary: 2002 Competent Authority: 2002 - 2003 Units for water management: ??? Danube vs. water bodies Institutional background: 2002 - 2003

4. Programme of measures Legislation within the frame of the WFD National programmes for implementation Preparatory activity as the basis of the future programme of measures

5. EU legislation EU legislation Status/ deadline Status/ deadline Dir. Urban waste water 90 %/ 2001 Dir. Quality of bathing w. 90 %/ 2001 Dir. Prot. of groundwater 100% Dir. Nitrate 100% Dir.s Surface Water Quality 50 %/ 2001 Dir. Shellfish waters Dir. Fish waters 50 %/ 2001 Dir. Dangerous subst. + 7 90 %/ 2001 Dir.s Drinking water 90 %/ 2001 progress in legal harmonisation water related EU legislation progress in legal harmonisation water related EU legislation

6. progress in legal harmonisation other referred EU legislation progress in legal harmonisation other referred EU legislation EU legislation Status/ deadline Status/ deadline Dir. Reporting 80 %/ 2002 Sewage Sludge 100% Dir. IPPC 100 % Dir. Env. Impact Ass. 100% Dec. Transboundary Waters 100% Dec. Protection of Seas Dir. Pesticide (Risk. Ass.) 70 %/. 2002 Dirs. Habitat and birds 60 %/ 2002 Dir Seveso 80 %/ 2001 Dir. Risk Assessment 100%

7. progress in technical implementation national programmes or action plans progress in technical implementation national programmes or action plans Urban waste water NP for development of sewer and treatment facilities (1998) 25 %/ 2015 EU Directive NP or NAP (start) Status/ deadline Status/ deadline

8. Action plan for the implementation of the urban water directive Action plan for the implementation of the urban water directive estimated costs: 3300 million EURO programme started in 1996, appr. 25 % is done, 2008 (1998): sensitive areas, 2010 (2003): > 15000 p.e. 2015 (2005): > 2000 p.e. 2008 (1998): sensitive areas, 2010 (2003): > 15000 p.e. 2015 (2005): > 2000 p.e. legalharmonisationlegalharmonisation Classification of settlements by ratio of the population connected to sewer system Level of water services in different classes of settlements

9. progress in technical implementation national programmes or action plans progress in technical implementation national programmes or action plans Urban waste water NP for development of sewer and treatment facilities (1998) 25 %/ 2015 EU Directive NP or NAP (start) Status/ deadline Status/ deadline 20 % / 2009 Drinking water Source protection(1997) Improvement of drinking water quality (2001) Source protection(1997) Improvement of drinking water quality (2001) 70 % / 2003

10. Problem in arsenic, ammonium, organic content, iron and manganese programme started in 2001, full implementation in 2009 estimated costs: 500 million Euro Action plans for the implementation of the drinking water directive Action plans for the implementation of the drinking water directive