lessons learned - interim reporting - eu-com:s evaluation of the swedish pom
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Lessons learned - Interim reporting - EU-com:s evaluation of the Swedish PoM. Ann-Karin Thorén. Swedish PoM 2009-2015 37/38 measures c oncerning public authorities and municipalities. New rules and instructions Planning, strategies , priorities Investigations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lessons learned
- Interim reporting - EU-com:s evaluation
of the Swedish PoM
Ann-Karin Thorén
Nordic/Irish workshop on measure library 2013-02-052
Swedish PoM 2009-2015 37/38 measures concerning public authorities and municipalities
Environmental Proetction Agency, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (nr 2-8)Swedish Geological Survey (nr 9-12)Swedish Transport Administration (nr 13, 27)Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (nr 14)Swedish Board of Agriculture (nr 15-17)Kammarkollegiet (nr 18Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (nr 19)Riksantikvarieämbetet (nr 20)Skogsstyrelsen (nr 21)Statens Livsmedelsverk (nr 22)Statistiska Centralbyrån (nr 23)Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (nr 24-26)County administrative boards (21) (nr 28-31)Municipalities (290) (nr 32-37)
New rules and instructionsPlanning, strategies, prioritiesInvestigationsNew permits and licenses Improve monitoringConsulting/advise
EU-commission examine Swedish PoM:s
• The general scope of the application of measures is divided between a national scale (agencies etc), on RBD level and on water body level.
• The main authorities responsible for the implementation are authorities at the national level, and a big role is played by regions and the municipalities.
• It should be noted, that a large number of institutions are involved, making the administrative set-up difficult to overview and to some extend not transparent.
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Interim reporting of Basic measures 11.3.a (Urban Waste Water, Nitrate directive, Seveso, Habitat etc)11.3 b-l (Efficient water use, Controls on abstractions and impoundments, Controls on point sources discharges)
• Not always agreed upon how to implement these regulations among the responisble authorities
• Not always clear for the responisble authorities that these measures are supposed to be included in WFD PoM:s
• Not clear in PoM:s which WB:s are ”suffering” from pressures these directive are aiming at
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How to handle in PoM 2015 -2021?
• Swedish PoM:s 2015-2021 will still concern public authorities and municipalities
• National council of measures for WFD (aiming at streamlining with MSFD, BSAP etc)
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EU-commission examine Swedish PoM:s
• Sweden needs to improve its programme of measures to be more explicit on the specific measures that are being planned, to enable a transparent planning tool showing how the environmental objectives can be met in a coordinated manner across the RBDs.
• Meaningful information regarding the scope, the timing and the funding of the measures should be included in the programme of measures so the approach to achieve the objectives is clear.
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EU-commission examine Swedish PoM:s
• There is no clear link between status assessment and the need for pressure reduction (nutrients, chemical pollutants and hydromorphology) and measures.
• Many of the measures are "administrative" (new investigations, monitoring etc).
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How to handle in PoM 2015 -2021?
• Swedish PoM:s 2015-2021 will still be mainly administrative and based upon law enforcement
• Clearify linkages status assesment/pressure reduction/measure/instrument
• Communication between responsible authorities
aiming at agreements upon efficient implementation
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Status/Impact
Pressure MeasureBM = Basic measureSM = Supplementary measure
Instrument, Responsibility
Finance description
Poor ecological status/nutrient enrichment
1.1.3 Point-UWWT_15000 Technical improvements, BM
Legal, New permit Regulatory authority
Operator/Polluter/User fees
Poor ecological status/nutrient enrichment
2.2 Diffuse - Agriculture Reduction of fertilizer usage, BM
Legal, Cross compliance, regulatory authority
Operator/Polluter
Poor chemical status/contaminatio by priority substances
2.2 Diffuse - Agriculture Reduction of pesticide usage, BM
Legal, cross compliance, regulatory authority
Poor status/Altered habitats
3.1 Abstraction - Agriculture
Water metering and fees, SM?
Financial, regulatory authority
Poor status/Altered habitats
4.2 FlowMorph - Hydroelectrical dam
Installation of fishladder, BM?
Poor status/Altered habitats
4.3 FlowMorph – Water supply reservoir
Technical measures 1 2 3 4 5 Basic 11.3 a Basic 11.3 b-l
Supplementary
Reduction/modification of fertiliser application x x Nitrate
Reduction/modification of pesticide application Plant protection
Change to low-input farming (e.g. organic farming practices) ? Rural Development Funds
Hydromorphological measures leading to changes in farming practices x x x xMeasures against soil erosion x x x x ?Multi-objective measures (e.g. crop rotation, creation of enhanced buffer zones/wetlands or floodplain management)
x x x Nitrate WFD7
Economic instruments Compensation for land cover ? ?Co-operative agreements Water pricing specifications for irrigators Nutrient trading Fertiliser taxation Non-technical measures Additions regarding the implementation and enforcement of existing EU legislation Institutional changes Codes of agricultural practice x x x xFarm advice and training x x x x xMeasures to increase knowledge for improved decision-making x x xCertification schemes Zoning (e.g. designating land use based on GIS maps) Land use planning Technical standards Specific projects related to agriculture Environmental permitting and licensing
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• Easier to identify supplementary measures
• The environmental code
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• Additional measures in protected areas• The RBMP does not clearly identify the protected areas, which will not reach the more• stringent objectives according to other directives.. On the other hand, it is stated in the• RBMPs, that the PoM should also cover the needs for improvement in protected areas –• indicating that the measures to be taken should also ensure the fulfilment of the more• stringent objectives related to other directives.• In SE 5 it is stated that the favourable conservation status for NATURA 2000 areas have not• been used as a more stringent objective in the RBMP’s, as the status assessment regarding• NATURA 2000 areas has not yet been quality assured. It is mentioned, that the line between• good and poor ecological status according to the RBMP usually is a good indicator for a• favourable conservation status too.• Regarding the protection of drinking water, a number of administrative measures to support• the basic measures are mentioned in the RBMP’s, but not defined as supplementary or• additional. Examples are collection and storage of information, monitoring, planning,• statistics etc.
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