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Implementation WFD in Catchment Area River Ems (Eems)

Implementation WFD in Catchment Area River Ems (Eems). German-Dutch Cooperation. A New Directive, A New Structure. WFD: Cooperation on Level of Catchment Area International Ems/Eems: Need for New Organisation Dutch – German Based Upon Organisational Structure for the Rhine

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Implementation WFD in Catchment Area River Ems (Eems)

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  1. Implementation WFD in Catchment Area River Ems (Eems) German-Dutch Cooperation ir. Floris van Bentum

  2. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area A New Directive, A New Structure • WFD: Cooperation on Level of Catchment Area • International Ems/Eems: Need for New Organisation Dutch – German • Based Upon Organisational Structure for the Rhine • Involved: Lower Saxony, Northern-Westphalia and the Netherlands

  3. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Catchment Area River Ems/Eems

  4. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Organizational Structure

  5. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Governments involved: • German Federal Environmental Ministry • Environmental Ministries of Lower Saxony and Northern-Westphalia • Staatliches Umweltamt Münster • Bezirksregierung Weser-Ems • Dutch Ministry of Nature Protection • Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water management • Project leader Nedereems (Provinz Groningen)

  6. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Working Procedure for Ems Catchment Area • Focus on Mainstream of the Ems • Compare National Methods for Topics Regarding WFD • Summarize Reports from Working Areas (begin February 2004) • 2+3+General Description = International Report for EC • Deadline First Draft: 28 June 2004 • For Ems-estuary: more than to compare, also define same methods

  7. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Example of WFD Topic: Heavily Modified Waterbodies (HMW) • Compare Methods of Pointing HMW • Germany: Extensive Method Based on Structure of Surface waters • Method and Data already exist • Netherlands: First Attempt to Quantify Hydro-Morphological Significant Changes • Data: Expert Judgment • Germany: More Natural than HMW • Netherlands: Only HMW with some Exceptions

  8. Implementation WFD in Ems catchment area Conclusions • WFD-Goal Regarding Catchments Area Successful • Period Till 2005: Useful for Mutual Understanding • From 2005 till 2009/2015: lots of Water through the Ems will be needed

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