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Gerhard WinkelmannGerhard Winkelmann--Oei,Oei,German EPAGerman EPA

““Espoo Convention Espoo Convention -- 4th Meeting of the Parties, 4th Meeting of the Parties, 1919--21 May 2008, Parliament Palace, Bucharest21 May 2008, Parliament Palace, Bucharest””

Gerhard WinkelmannGerhard Winkelmann--OeiOeiUmweltbundesamtUmweltbundesamt

Dessau, GermanyDessau, Germany

SafetySafety of of InstallationsInstallations, Hazard Prevention & , Hazard Prevention & CleanerCleaner ProductionProduction

"Hazard Prevention and Emergency "Hazard Prevention and Emergency Planning at Planning at TransboundaryTransboundary Rivers Rivers

in the UN ECE Region"in the UN ECE Region"



OilOil--StorageStorage Terminal Terminal BuncefieldBuncefield, UK, UK



Cyanide-Accident; Kolin, January 2006



PressPress--HeadlinesHeadlines::Wave of Wave of PoisonPoison IsIs Rolling Rolling towardstowardsSaxoniaSaxonia!!CyanideCyanide in the Elbe in the Elbe isis endangeringendangeringDrinkingDrinking Water Water SupplySupply in Germany!in Germany!



LessonsLessons learntlearnt

Even Even smallsmall amountsamounts of of dangerousdangerous substancessubstancesreleasedreleased intointo waterswaters,, cancan cause cause hugehuge

environmentalenvironmental damagesdamages, , as the as the impactimpact isis

farfar--reachingreaching and and oftenoftentransboundarytransboundaryharmonisedharmonised CriteriaCriteria



Gravity of floodGravity of floods in 2002s in 2002

Reality: up to 500Reality: up to 500--years wateryears waterProtection means planned for 100Protection means planned for 100--years wateryears water

Case of SPOLANA Neratovice

Spolana in floods

Water levelBuyoancyChlorine levelChlorine releaseDisconnected junction

CHLORINE

WATER

DISJUNCTION

RELEASE



Harbin, China 2005Harbin, China 2005



UN ECEJoint River Bodies



UNECE UNECE –– EnvironmentalEnvironmental PolicyPolicy

PossiblePossible EffectsEffects of of HazardousHazardous ActivitiesActivities to to TransboundaryTransboundary WatersWaters

„„EspooEspoo““-- ConventionConvention„„WaterWater““-- ConventionConvention„„Industrial Industrial AccidentAccident““-- ConventionConvention

JointJointExpert Expert Group Group



UNECE UNECE -- Joint ActivitiesJoint Activities

"Water" - Convention "Industrial Accident" - Convention

Joint Expert Group (JEG)Recommendations/Guidelines

Water- and Industrial Accident- Related

UNECE



UNECE UNECE Joint Expert Group (JEG)Joint Expert Group (JEG)

Hazards to WatersHazards to Waters1.1. Hazard PreventionHazard Prevention

Safety Guidelines, Safety Guidelines, Recommendations, ChecklistRecommendations, Checklist

2.2. Early Warning and Early Warning and Emergency PlanningEmergency PlanningInternational WarningInternational Warning-- and and AlertAlert-- SystemsSystems



UNECE UNECE -- JEGJEGSafetySafety GuidelinesGuidelines forfor PipelinesPipelines

UNECEUNECE--PartiesPartiesAuthoritiesAuthoritiesOperatorsOperators

Principles & Recommendations



I.I. Safety Guidelines/Best Practices for Safety Guidelines/Best Practices for Tailing DamsTailing Dams

II.II. Guidance for establishing CrossGuidance for establishing Cross--border border Contingency PlansContingency Plans

III.III. Promotion of Response ExercisesPromotion of Response Exercises

UNECE UNECE -- JEGJEGWorkWork Plan 2007 Plan 2007 -- 20082008



UNECE UNECE -- JEGJEGWorkWork PlanPlan

I. I. SafetySafety GuidelinesGuidelinesforfor TailingTailingManagement Management FacilitiesFacilities (TMF)(TMF)



Baia Mare, 2000Baia Mare, 2000

Risk Area: Tailing Dams

Impact: Cyanide-Wastewaterserious ecological damages



PRINCIPLES FOR TAILING MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TAILING MANAGEMENT FACILITIES SAFETYFACILITIES SAFETY

Projects on constructing Projects on constructing TMFsTMFs, which , which might have adverse environmental impact might have adverse environmental impact across borders, should be notified and across borders, should be notified and consulted between Governments of consulted between Governments of neighbouringneighbouring countries and the UNECE countries and the UNECE Espoo Convention and its provision to Espoo Convention and its provision to perform an environmental impact perform an environmental impact assessment should be applied (35).assessment should be applied (35).



2006 -2008

„Transboundary Cooperationon Risk Management at the

Dniester River Basin“

II. II. Guidance for establishing Guidance for establishing CrossborderCrossborder Contingency PlansContingency Plans

Countries:• Ukraine• Moldova• Germany



International Alertplan International Alertplan „„NemanNeman““ 20062006

Involved Countries

Lithuania

Belorussia

Russian Federation

German AssistanceProject



Transboundary Cooperation for Hazard Prevention at the Kura – River Catchment

Involved Countries

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Armenia

German AssistanceProject



International AlarmInternational Alarm--System System forforthe Kura River the Kura River BasinBasin -- 20062006

http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/anlagen/Kura/index.htm



III.III. Response ExercisesResponse Exercises

• Bulgarian – RomanianResponse Exercise 2008

• German - PolishResponse Exercise 2009



LvivLviv, 2007, 2007

Toxic Release of Phosphorus

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