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A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium

Towards HARMONISATION of the WATER REPORTING PROCESS. 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. Environmental Information Cycle. POLICY PROCESS. REPORTING PROCESS. Questionnaires.

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A. Van de Maelestraat 96 B-9320 Erembodegem Belgium

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  1. Towards HARMONISATION of the WATER REPORTING PROCESS 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

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

  3. Questionnaires Reports FLOW CHARTS TABLES Monitoring Data bases

  4. Flow chart: example Eurostat Water Account Questionnaire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. Questionnaires Reports Flow charts Water and Load balances Table templates Data filled tables Monitoring Data bases

  14. 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)

  15. Questionnaires on Water Quality screened so far (2) • 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

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

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

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

  19. Manuals • 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

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

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