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WFD Monitoring Doug Wilson Monitoring Policy Manager

WFD Monitoring Doug Wilson Monitoring Policy Manager. Current situation. WFD monitoring operational from 22nd December Classification in 1st plans Improve risk assessments Drive 2nd planning cycle and beyond. Types of monitoring. Surveillance - all parameters trends and overview

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WFD Monitoring Doug Wilson Monitoring Policy Manager

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  1. WFD MonitoringDoug WilsonMonitoring Policy Manager

  2. Current situation • WFD monitoring operational from 22nd December • Classification in 1st plans • Improve risk assessments • Drive 2nd planning cycle and beyond

  3. Types of monitoring • Surveillance - all parameters • trends and overview • Operational monitoring - specific parameters • pressures and risks • Investigative monitoring • cause and solutions

  4. R. Blythe Starting point • organic enrichment • nutrient enrichment • abstraction • chemical pollution • dredging and shoreline reclamation (TraC) • mining and acidification (Wales)

  5. Pressures and biological elements

  6. Rivers monitoring • 432 surveillance waterbodies • 125 waterbodies for Annex 8 and 10 substances • 2967 operational waterbodies • maximises use of historic data and existing monitoring programme

  7. Surveillance Water BodyRiver Tone (Somerset) Key Invertebrate survey Diatom survey Fish survey Water Quality sampling (FWF) Water Quality sampling plus scan DSD sampling • All elements monitored 1 in 3 yrs • Hydromorphology and hydrology data to be collection

  8. Groundwater monitoring • Strategic quality and existing level networks • Quality network covers 265 groundwater bodies • No specific surveillance or operational monitoring

  9. Lakes monitoring • 50 surveillance lakes • operational monitoring of 73 natural lakes • nutrient enrichment, acidification in Wales • relies on water company data for reservoirs

  10. Transitional and coastal waters • 52 surveillance waterbodies • further operational monitoring will be developed as we classify waterbodies • need dynamic monitoring programmes

  11. Future developments • Network onto WISE (March ‘07) • Third party data (2007) • Monitoring for groundwater fed wetlands (2008) • Annual review of monitoring programme • input from Liaison Panels • results from initial classifications • changing pressures

  12. Summary • Significant increase in coverage of lakes, coasts and estuaries monitoring • Some areas for further work • Maximises use of existing data and monitoring programmes • Annual review is key • Dynamic and innovative

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