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Nicola Notaro (Ph.D) Deputy Head Water Unit C1 DG Environment

Recent and on-going EU policy developments and implementation issues in the field of water management. Nicola Notaro (Ph.D) Deputy Head Water Unit C1 DG Environment. The Blueprint package. Blueprint Communication COM(2012)673+ Impact Assessment SWD(2012) 381 & 382

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Nicola Notaro (Ph.D) Deputy Head Water Unit C1 DG Environment

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  1. Recent and on-going EU policy developments and implementation issues in the field of water management Nicola Notaro (Ph.D) Deputy Head Water Unit C1 DG Environment

  2. The Blueprint package • Blueprint Communication COM(2012)673+ Impact Assessment SWD(2012) 381 & 382 • Report on River Basin Management Plans COM(2012)670 • Commission Staff Working Document, European Overview on River Basin Management Plans, Volumes 1 and 2 SWD(2012) 379 • Commission Staff Working Document, River Basin Management Plans, Volumes 3 to 30 (All Member States + Norway) SWD(2012) 379 • Communication on the Review of the European Water Scarcity and Drought Policy COM(2012)672 + accompanying Commission Staff Working Document SWD(2012)380 • Fitness Check SWD (2012)393

  3. Status of adoption of WFD plans GREEN - River Basin Management Plans adopted! RED – consultations not started, ongoing or finalised but not ALL plans adopted or reported to EC http://water.europa.eu/participation

  4. A lot of effort put into preparation of the plans and impressive knowledge improvement High uptake of the commonframework and common language on water management provided by the WFD Integration of ecological perspective into water management Enhancement of international cooperation Public participation, stakeholder involvement 4 Member States yet to submit all plans Low ambition in many of the plans. Uncompleted setting of measures Lack of comparability in some areas (e.g. chemical status!) Little understanding of aligning water management practices and environment protection (e.g. definition of exemptions) Insufficient consideration of water pricing and definition of costs Assessment River Basin Management Plans:Some general findings 4

  5. Status of surface waters

  6. A lot has been achieved, but challenges remain Significant impacts (rivers) Significant pressures (rivers) Source: EEA Source: EEA

  7. Water bodies in good status in 2009 and 2015: What progress expected?

  8. Blueprint impact assessment 12 priority problems Lack of water pricing Lack of metering Lack of labeling of traded goods Land use/Agricultural impacts Inefficiency in buildings/appliances • Inefficient water infrastructure (leakage) • Lack of water re-use • Governance • Target setting • Drought management • Understanding costs and benefits • Knowledge base

  9. Follow up • Ensuring correct implementation of WFD in first and second RBMP period (Follow up RBMP assessment) • Council Conclusions 17.12.2012 • Follow up bilaterally (COM+MS, 11 meetings to date) • Possible enforcement action • Common Implementation Strategy (CIS work program 2013-2015 incorporated Blueprint policy options) • Possible new legislative initiatives • Assessment of PoM and integration of EU Water Directives • 2019 review WFD

  10. The Groundwater Directive

  11. Risks of pollution from diffuse/point sources (urban, agriculture, industrial) EU-wide Quality standards: Nitrates & pesticides (more stringent TVs are required if associated surface waters or directly dependent terrestrial ecosystems need them) TV establishment at most appropriate level (local, regional, national), with account of impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, human toxicology and ecotoxicology knowledge Good chemical status criteria (Article 3 & Annexes I and II) Run-off Drinking water abstraction Threshold values for “risk” substances set by MS (end 2008) – Indicative list of pollutants provided – Transboundary coordination required – Possible amendment at RBMP review =WFD environmental objective (besides quantitative status covered by WFD)

  12. Review of GWD Annexes I and II in 2013 and if appropriate, legislative proposals taking account of monitoring data and research outputs • GWD implementation group with MS and stakeholders: https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/b1a3fb16-0308-479a-8b6d-0c056b6890e4 • 9 October Conference in Brussels

  13. The Environmental Quality Standards Directive

  14. An updated list of priority substances • 12 new priority substances (very persistent and bio-accumulative, highly toxic, or suspected of being endocrine disruptors) • To be monitored regularly in all Member States • No later than 2021, action to reduce or eliminate emissions and bring concentrations down to safe levels by 2027

  15. A watch list • A new monitoring mechanism – the 'Watch List' - to improve the evidence base for identifying priority substances in the future • Three pharmaceutical substances included on the first watch list • Provisions to improve the information presented to the public on the chemical status of water • A strategic approach to pharmaceuticals

  16. The Floods Directive

  17. Three stage approach Preliminary flood risk assessment (maps, experience from past floods, predictions of future floods, identification areas of potential significant flood risk) Flood mapping (= knowing areas at risk of flooding, different scenarios, flood hazard maps & flood risk maps), Flood Risk Management Plans (= plans to reduce flood risks, covering all elements of the flood risk management cycle) 26.11.2009 (Transposition) 26.05.2010 (CA/Unit of management) 22.12.2011 2018 22.12.2013 * 2019 22.12.2015 ** 2021 Review /update every 6 years thereafter Reporting to the Commission : 3 months after * = date of 1st review of pressure and impact analysis under the WFD ** = date of 1st review of WFD river basin management plans

  18. Urban Waste Water Treatment

  19. Urban Waste Water Treatment • Collection rates:15 MS collecting 100 % of total polluting load. All MS maintained or improved previous results, compliance rates below 30 % in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia • Secondary treatment 82 %, up 4 points. In EU-15, range 90-100 %, EU-12, average 39 % • Compliance rates for more stringent treatment 77 % overall but EU-12 only 14 %, whereas Austria, Germany, Greece, and Finland reached 100 % • EU territory designated as a sensitive area increased by 2 points to 75 % • UWWTD as a pilot for the Structured Information and Implementation Framework (SIIF)

  20. Drinking Water Directive

  21. Review of Annexes II and III (monitoring and analysis) • Article 11.2 requires an update to respond to technical and scientific progress • Improving efficiency, effectiveness, comparability • Minimum requirements for monitoring to improve public access to information • Coherence with water legislation • Discussion at DW Commiteee in November

  22. Thank you for your attention !All docs available athttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/water

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