NEW DIRECTION IN THE EU WATER POLICY

integration of different theories (elv) river basin approach water quality, quantity and ecology hydrology, hydraulics, chemistry, ecology,

soil science, economics NGOs in decision making level of public discussions, stakeholders river basin management plans

River basin districts in Europe

WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE The EU Water Framework Directive requires the assessment for all kind of water bodies in order to describe their status and to prove the result of the process of reaching the good ecological status or potential >> deadlines Assessment of the structure of the physical environment and the flow regime of streams and rivers Reference conditions (river passports)

CLASSIFICATION OF WATER BODIES According to WFD the followings must be

Natural water body Heavily modified body Artificial water body

They are important because of the level of environmental objectives

> good ecological status> good ecological potential> good ecological potential

DEFINITIONS BY ARTICLE 5 REPORT OF HUNGARY

Heavily modified water body in case of rivers 25, means 4%-HMWB

Min.50% in hydrological or/and morhological condition is effected by Dammed water effect on big lowland rivers Passageway for energetical purpose WB serves as a reservoire in mountain area

281, means 38% pHMWB Downstream section influenced by reservoire Increased water quantity resulted by reservoire-control effect Profile and current are changed—these can not be considered

as they would be in natural conditions Here the good status is possibly reachable

Heavily modified WB in case of lakes 50% of the soreline is artificial/embankment Profile dramatically changed

150% of the original depth or open water surface Retention time changed +20% of the original

Artificial water body 150

TYPOLOGY FOR RIVERS AND ARTIFICAL WBS

REFERENCE CONDITIONSLowland, CaCO3 hydro-chemical, coarse sediment, big watershed area, medium-sized river

LAKE WATER BODIES

Assessment of Human activitySignificant point source pollution• discharge of WWTP• discharge of (industrial IPPC and IPPC type) Significant diffuse source pollution• nutrient and pesticid from agriculture• lack of tanking

Cont.Water extractions:• agricultural• drininkg water,•industrial,•reservoire,• sharing discharge for engergetical use,• sharing discharge for other uses

AT RISK (point source pollution)1. Organic load 2. Nutreint load3. Hazardous parameters (Annex 10)

AT RISK (diffuse source pollution)1. Sensibility analyses for N and P from

CORINE 2. Cells are made3. water probably effected by actual pressure—

impact is estimated, multiplied value, by catchments

Nutrient, hydromorphological pressures, subsistance priorities

STATUS ASSESSMENT (2004-2005)

Biological quality elements Assessment of the structure of the

physical environment and the flow regime of streams and rivers = hydromorphology

Physical-chemical parameters

Pressures & Impact --assessment

Point source pollution Diffuse source

pollution Hydromorphological

pressure Hydrological pressure others

selecting the most important pressures

Impact assessment

Pressures and driving forces

Risk assessment

Environmental objectives

Possible water status till 2015

EXAMPLE FROM THE STRUCTURE OF DATABASE DEVELOPED

MONITORING (deadline Dec 2006)

Next step…

RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING

River basin management plans are developed on some pilot areas:

For example for ZAGYVA-TARNA RIVER BASIN(finished)

Pilot area among the case study for 2nd phase of the contribution for the implementation of WFD (Upper-Tisza)

Participants: ÖKo Rt., BME VKK, VTK Innosystem Kft., ARCADIS Euroconsult BV.(Period: January 2007-June 2007)

9 pilot areas one, 3 objectives:

PILOT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS AND OTHER RELEVANT NEW PROJECTS

Pilot area among the case study for 2nd phase of the contribution for the implementation of WFD (Upper-Tisza)

(cont.)

development the possible technical measures with the possible ecological effects + all the issues influencing the decision on the acceptance of the measures

Strategy for the better public involvement, public participation (mainly for state administration level)

Methodology and guideline for economic assessment

www.vizeink.hu

HarmoniCop www.harmonicop.info

Dialogue – agricultural water management issues

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Transboundary cooperation Legislations and country contracts Hernàd RBMP (2004-2006) ECONTACT-FIDON projekt

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/implrep2007/pdf/sec_2007_0362_en.pdf

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENTAccompanying document to the

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONTO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

'Towards Sustainable Water Management in the European Union'

First stage in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC

[COM(2007) 128 final][SEC(2007) 363]