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The EU life project WAgriCo as a contribution for the implementation of the EC WFD GroPro

The EU life project WAgriCo as a contribution for the implementation of the EC WFD GroPro Groundwater Protection Plans and Implementation in a North European Perspective Korsör 15-17 September 2008. Content Starting point – The Lower Saxon co-operation model

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The EU life project WAgriCo as a contribution for the implementation of the EC WFD GroPro

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  1. The EU life project WAgriCo as a contribution for the implementation of the EC WFD GroPro Groundwater Protection Plans and Implementation in a North European Perspective Korsör 15-17 September 2008

  2. Content Starting point – The Lower Saxon co-operation model WAgriCo – Experiences, results and conclusions WAgriCo – Contributions to the implementation of the WFD

  3. The Federal States Lower Saxony (LS) Total area 48.000 km²

  4. Land Use in Lower Saxony Total area 48.000 km² Agricultural Use 30.500 km² (64%) - Arable Land 19.200 km² (63%) - Pasture 11.300 km² (37%) Forest 10.700 km² (23%) 52.000 Farmers

  5. Pressures - N-surpluses from agriculture (1999-2003) N-surpluses from agriculture(1999-2003) Reference: LBEG / FZ Jülich

  6. Stakeholders: • Water management • authority • Local water supplier • Ch. of Agriculture • Farmers spokesman • Advisory service • Approx. 115 Co-operations • cover ca. 280.000 ha statewide • ca. 10.000 Farmers Co-operative Approach in Water Catchments

  7. Free Advisory Service Individual voluntary consulting service for agriculture, forestry and market gardening Voluntary Agreements Negotiation of Voluntary Agreements to implement measures for groundwater protection (Catalologue of Measures, e.g. catch crops, maize with undersown grass, N reduced crop rotation systems, new techniques for slurry application …) Efficiency Control The Co-operative Approach

  8. Lessons learned from the co-operative approach • in LS • Evident reduction of diffuse pollution by the co-operative approach. • A sustainable water resources management needs a strong stakeholder participation. • The implemantation of measures needs to be accompanied by an advisory service. • Efficient monitoring strategy is necessary. • Forward looking strategies in view of EU WFD

  9. Compliance with the requirements of the WFD means a reduction of diffuse pollution – 2010 implementation of measures! WAgriCo – Objectives Based on longtime experience in (ground-)water protection strategies in LS and the UK working on strategies for large scale implementation: Concepts for measure planning and implementation of measures to reduce diffuse pollution – based on a stakeholder approach Reduction requirements and impact of measures Concept for impact monitoring Implementation of integrated PoMs into Agri-Environmental Programmes Statewide and international transfer of experience from the pilot areas to enhance the stakeholder approach

  10. WAgriCo Project Partners in LS and UK Lower Saxony Ministry for Environment and Climate Protection Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (Beneficiary, Coordinator) State Agency for Mining, Energy and Geology Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries ResearchCentre Jülich UK Water Industry Research ADAS UK Ltd. National Farmers Union Environment Agency Wessex Water Services Limited Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  11. Pilot Areas in Lower Saxony Ilmenau/Jeetzel Lager-Hase Große Aue

  12. Pilot Areas in the United Kingdom

  13. Important steps in WAgriCo • Measure compilation and implementation • Measure evaluation and measure impact • Modelling the effects on large scale

  14. -Voluntary Agreements (water protection areas) - Agri-environmental schemes - other projects Not suitable on state level Suitable measures (action and result-oriented) Further qualification + Measure implementationAutumn/Winter 2006 Measure implementation Spring 2007 Measure implementationAutumn/Winter 2007 Measure implementationSpring 2008 + + + 1. turn 2. turn 3. turn 4. turn Measure compilationand implementation in LS

  15. Categories of Measures • Active Greening • Reduced tillage (maize, sugar beet) • Application of farmyard manure (new techniques, time restrictions) • Optimised mineral fertilizing

  16. Implementation of measures within the pilot areas of LS

  17. Participation process • Feed back from local farmer groups in pilot areas • Discussion in expert groups and national steering group • Discussion and exchange with ministries for environment and agriculture

  18. Measure evaluation and measure impact Criteria • Ecological impact (SMN, N-Balance) • Acceptance (factors affecting acceptance, potential area for implementation, time restrictions) • Economic analysis (e.g.transaction costs) Based on long term experience from the co-operative approach in water catchments and research projects Compilation of characteristics for every measure

  19. Large potential area Secure effect High acceptance High cost-efficiency Costs, effects and acceptance: e. g. catch crops

  20. Modelling the effects of measures implementation 1. Which are the target areas (individual hydro- geological units as part of the gw-bodies)) for measure implementation in LS? 2. What reduction is required in the individual hydro- geological units? 3. What can be achieved by optimum implementation?

  21. Target areas for the implementation of water protection measures Reference: Draft LBEG, 03.04.2008 WFD – Target areas for the implementation of water protection measures

  22. Modelling results: achievable reduction in nitrate concentrations Effects of measure implementation Mean reduction of NO3-concentration in the hydro-geological units NO3-Reduction (mg / l ) < 5 5 - 7,5 7,5 - 10 10 - 12,5 12,5 - 18

  23. Modelling results: probability of target achievement Effects of measure implementation Reduction of nitrate concentration in relation to target value Proportion of required reduction (% ) < 25 25 - 50 50 - 75 75 - 100

  24. Impact Monitoring Advisory Service Concept for a Result- Oriented Measure Proposal for a Catalogue of Measures Objective: Programme of Measures Components

  25. Innovative Approach: Funding an improved N-efficiency on farm level Farmer is free in his decision for optimising strategies Sound support by advisory service Constraints Data collation is very time consuming Very heterogeneous database according to farmtype Statewide comparable and reliable data base is necessary according to EU requirements Work will continue (e.g. standardisation) Discussion to integrate this approach into an advisory measure Result-Oriented Measure Impact Monitoring Advisory Service Concept for a Result- Oriented Measure Proposal for a Catalogue of Measures

  26. Efficient measure planning and implementation should be accompa-nied by advisory service! Multi-level advisory service (basic, intensive) Assignment with initial and further training Advisory Service Impact Monitoring Advisory Service Concept for a Result- Oriented Measure Proposal for a Catalogue of Measures

  27. State level: Basic emission survey (agricultural statistics) Soil observation sites Statewide measuring network (WFD) Farm level: Modellfarm network - Calculatory: N-balance on farm and parcel level - Analytically: SMN; groundwater samples Impact Monitoring Impact Monitoring Advisory Service Concept for a Result- Oriented Measure Proposal for a Catalogue of Measures

  28. There is evidence for considerable reductions in NO3-concentrations by the application of the investigated measures. - Butreduction targets are not achievable in all areas only with action-oriented measures (e.g. high percentageof arable land and high livestock density). Measures implementation has to be supported by qualifiedadvisory services. Additional effects have to be considered: - more intensive production due to increase of agricultural commodity prices - expected reduction of N-surpluses due to new version of fertilizer ordinance in LS Additional efforts have to be made to achieve the targets of the WFD: - increase of N-efficiency on the farms by consultancy and education - innovative measures (e.g. „result-oriented measures“) - technical solutions (e.g. „storage capacity”) Conclusions from LS and UK

  29. Guideline for stakeholder participation Methodology for setting geographic priorities Concept for measure planning and implementation Proposal for a catalogue of efficient action-oriented measures to be implemented into agri-environmental schemes Experiences with a result-oriented measure Concept for advisory service and further and initial training Concept for impact monitoring (farm, regional, state level) Transfer of experience into river basin cooperations (forum of the stakeholders in the river basins in LS) WAgriCo –Contributions for the implementation of the WFD

  30. Thank You for Your Attention!

  31. Further Information: www.wagrico.de and www.wagrico.org Contact: WAgriCo Overall Coordination Dr. Astrid Krüger NLWKN-Direktion Göttinger Chaussee 76A 30453 Hannover Tel.: 0511/3034-3053 Astrid.Krueger@nlwkn-dir.niedersachsen.de WAgriCo Technical Coordination Hubertus Schültken NLWKN Bst. Hannover-Hildesheim Göttinger Chaussee 76A 30453 Hannover Tel.: 0511/3034-3016 Hubertus.Schueltken@nlwkn-h.niedersachsen.de

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