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THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD). Contents and implications. What is inside WFD? How does it work? selected key-points the general organisation. What specific implications of WFD? in the decision-making process in the implementation. WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS. 2 /14.
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THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD) Contents and implications
What is inside WFD? How does it work? • selected key-points • the general organisation What specific implications of WFD? • in the decision-making process • in the implementation WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS 2/14
What is inside WFD? How does it work? • selected key-points • the general organisation What implications of WFD? • in the decision-making process • in the implementation WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS 3/14
Contents General obligation Actions defined with regards to the goal Good status Derogations to be justified AN OBLIGATION OF RESULT 4/14
Contents continuous monitoring assessment / characterisation Continuous improvement good status in 2015 no deterioration 6-year cycles programme of measures combined approach WFD, A NEVER-ENDED PROCESS 5/14
Contents Public participationart. 14 Economic justification of decisions art. 4 Frequent reporting to the Commission art. 22 A CONTINUOUS TRANSPARENCY 6/14
12/2009 12/2012 12/2003 12/2007 3/2008 Art.3 12/2004 Transposition 3/2005 New measures according to results of monitoring Register of protected areas Art.9 Art.6 12/2006 3/2007 Water pricing policy Adequate contribution to recovery of costs Characterisation of the district Art.5 Art.4 Designation of HMWB Art.8 Description of the district Monitoring programme 3/2010 Art.4 Derogations Economic analysis Recovery of costs Baseline scenario 12/2006 RBMPworking progr. 12/2006 Identification of potential gaps Deadline Goal Reporting Reporting Reporting 12/2015 Art.8 RBMPinterim review Combined approach 12/2009 Art.4 Art.14 Art.15 Art.15 Art.15 Art.14 Art.14 Art.13 Art.11 Art.15 Programme of measures Good status 12/2010 RBMPdraft copies Main tasks RBMP "Sub-tasks" 12/2012 Deliverables Interim report Actions /Measures FLOW CHART OF WFD'S PROCESS
Contents COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT SCALES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WFD • Hydrological • water bodies for characterisation of water status • river basin for cost-effectiveness analysis when defining the programme of measures • ... • Socio-economic • water services for assessment of the level of cost recovery • water uses for economic analysis • ... • Administrative • regional / national for the transposition of WFD… • European for the elaboration of the list of priority substances • ... 8/14
Contents Sub-basin/Sector/Water typeelement of district to deal with particular aspects Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB) human activity carried out makes it impossible to reach the goal without disproportionate costs (change activity…) no link with pollution sea Water bodiesscale of evaluation of the achievement of good status Districtriver basins + associated groundwaters and coastal waters THE DIFFERENT HYDROLOGICAL SCALES USED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WFD 9/14
Contents Scenario Initial situation trends Economic studies Implementation of directives Characterisationof the district Results vs goal=>relevance of measures? Good status X Evaluationof results Identificationof gaps gap Business as usual X How to do it?seeGuidance documents 2015 2003 Programmeof measures Public participation Monitoring Fill the gap with basic + complementary measures WFD'S GENERAL METHODOLOGY 10/14
What is inside WFD? How does it work? • selected key-points • the general organisation What implications of WFD? • in terms of methods • in terms of instruments used WFD, CONTENTS AND IMPLICATIONS 11/14
Implications NOVELTY IN TERMS OF METHODS • A structured process • global process: long-term and cyclic approach • connections with other European policies: CAP, regional, etc. • stringent step by step methodology • An open process • involvement of professionals, experts and stakeholders • all aspects of water management at hydrological scales • unusual issues to be debated: disproportion of costs, recovery of costs, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit ratios... • Clear justification of important decisions • HMWB, derogations... • based on "objective" arguments: efficiency, benefits, ability to pay of citizens... 12/14
Implications NOVELTY IN TERMS OF INSTRUMENTS • Construction and use of baseline scenario • horizontal approach: impacts of other policies on water • water policy as a driver for evolutions: choices regarding water with impacts on other policies • Economic tools • cost-benefit and cost-efficiency analyses • understanding of specificities and of outputs • Unusual use of prices • pricing policies as a tool aiming at a specific goal • assessment of environmental costs: damages, resource cost... 13/14
Integrated into interdisciplinary exercise:IRBM Decision-making oriented:concrete, operational, "ready-to-apply" "Integration", the motto for economics under WFD Opened to external skills Opened to non experts Included into public participation process:clear, understandable... Integrated into technical issues: water utilities, quality of water, etc.. Implications ECONOMICS ANALYSIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EXERCICE 14/14