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Guidance document on the identification of water bodies

Water Directors’ Meeting 21/22 November 2002. Guidance document on the identification of water bodies. Agenda item 3.4. Issue. Identification of water bodies - why? no objective but basic tool for implementing many provisions such as typology, status and monitoring

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Guidance document on the identification of water bodies

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  1. Water Directors’ Meeting 21/22 November 2002 Guidance document on the identification of water bodies Agenda item 3.4

  2. Issue Identification of water bodies - why? • no objective but basic tool for implementing many provisions such as typology, status and monitoring • geographical unit that objectives of the WFD are related to • key unit for reporting and assessing compliance

  3. Process • Nov. 2001: WD agreed in Ghent on the preparation of a horizontal guidance on water bodies • Feb. 2002: drafting group was set up led by DG Environment • March to Oct. 2002: several consultation rounds with drafting group, SCG and EAF GW • April 2002: first draft circulated to SCG • June 2002: Preliminary discussion on WD in Valencia • Nov 2002: final draft (version 9.0) presented to Water Directors

  4. Key points • WFD covers all waters, water bodies are introduced as a delineation or sub-division • “Water body should be a coherent sub-unit in the river basin (district) to which the environmental objectives of the directive must apply” • flexibility and adaptation to national and regional conditions • balanced approach - “not too few, not too many”

  5. Key elements (surface waters) • Water categories (river, lakes, transitional and coastal waters) • typology (water bodies must be of one type) • discrete and significant elements (distinct physical features) • HMWB and AWB • other criteria such as status and protected areas

  6. Example (category)

  7. Example (typology)

  8. Example (physical features)

  9. Key elements (groundwater) • Aquifers (significant flow and abstractions) • delineation of groundwater bogies taking account of geological and hydraulic boundaries and description of status • upper and lower boundaries

  10. Key element (general) • Aggregation of water bodies • foreseen for pressure and impact analysis • possible under certain circumstances for monitoring, reporting and management • further specification on grouping of water bodies for reporting purposes should be discussed in the EAF Reporting

  11. Open points • All open points could be resolved on the last SCG meeting with the exception of: • FIN reservation on recommended threshold for small water bodies (page 12)

  12. Next steps • Case studies will not be integrated in guidance but provided on WFD CIRCA • Subject to agreement, final editing and formatting • Adaptation of other guidance documents (e.g. monitoring) to be consistent with final text • Water bodies guidance should be tested in all pilot river basins

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