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Detailed synthesis report on the implementation status of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive in EU countries, highlighting infrastructure, compliance rates, and challenges.
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Point 2a - UWWTD implementation -5th Commission Synthesis Report Sophie Breul-Busson European Commission DG ENV, Water & Marine Environment
Background (1) • Based on questionnaire sent June 2007 • Overview of implementation status in agglomerations > 2,000 p.e. • Most of MS have reported on year 2005, a few on year 2006 • Cut off date 30 November 2008
Background (2) • Only 18 MS replied in the agreed format by 30 November 2008 • 2 MS did not report at all by this date (IE, EL) → Report covers only 52% of the pollution load generated in EU-27
Background (3) • Focus on the pollution load generated by the MS, rather than on the specific agglomerations • Double-approach for assessing the implementation of the UWWTD: • UWW infrastructure in place • Compliance with requirements of the UWWTD
EU-27 Overview • 23,000 agglomerations of more than 2,000 p.e. generating more than 600 M p.e. • 2% of agglomerations are > 150,000 p.e. (big cities) and generate 40% of pollution load • 66% of agglomerations are between 2,000 and 10,000 p.e. and generate 13% of pollution load • 68% of the EU-27 territory considered as SA
EU-27 Sensitive Areas • 14 Member States are considering their whole territory as a S.A. • 13 Member States have identified certain water bodies in their territory as S.A. • Progress since the last reporting exercise • Accession of EU-12 (catchment of the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Northern Adriatic) • revision of designation in EU15 (FR & ES) • Map as reported by MS
EU-18 Overview For the 18 MS which replied timely in the agreed format : • 13,734 agglomerations > 2,000 p.e. • 313 M p.e. • 83% of the load is discharged in Sensitive areas • 17% of the load discharged in Normal areas
UWW infrastructurein place & its performance • collection systems in place for 93% of the total load • secondary treatment in place for 87% of the load • more stringent treatment for 72% of the load • Non full performance of the treatment in place
Infrastructure – Big Cities • Almost 300 big cities reported total pollution load of 129 M p.e. • More than 98% of this load is collected • 90% of the load receive secondary treatment or more • at least 8% of the load receive less than secondary treatment (10 M p.e.). • Six big cities with a total load of 4,3 M p.e. had no waste water treatment at all
Compliance with UWWTD requirements • Among the 18 MS, 11 MS had deadlines expired in 2005 : AT, BE, DK, FI, FR, DE, LU, NL, PT, SE and SK • Therefore the picture of compliance is lacking EL, ES, IE, IT, UK, PL and MT which had as well deadlines expired in 2005 • These 11 MS record 10,300 agglomerations generating 270 M p.e.
Compliance rates – EU-11 • 11 MS subject to compliance by 31/12/2005 • Compliance rates, expressed as % of the load which is subject to compliance : • Collecting systems : 99% • Secondary treatment : 86% • More stringent treatment : 85%
Compliance : overview 11 of 18 MS had deadlines expired by end 2005(EU-15 + Slovakia)
Overall assessment • High degree of inadequate or lack of reporting at the cut-off date Non-comprehensive picture of implementation and of compliance • Establishment of collection systems progressing well • Big differences between Member States regarding establishment and compliance of secondary treatment - Varied implementation picture as regards more stringent treatment • Treatment in normal areas and sensitive areas under Art 5(2) is much less developed than in sensitive areas under 5(4) • Waste water treatment of big cities is elaborated at a very high level but 10 M p.e. still not treated.
The way forward • Accelerated efforts in some countries in particular regarding secondary treatment, more stringent treatment and big cities • Improved cooperation with individual Member States and across EU to facilitate implementation of the Directive - Continued use of infringement procedures • Fine tuning the data exchange, information and reporting between the Commission and Member States under WISE • Establishing a complete picture of the situation in EU-27with theQ-2009 reporting exercise
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