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Ecology, Nature Protection, Water

LandesumweltamtBrandenburg

Water Framework Directive

and Nature ProtectionProtected areas, Participation of the public and potential for

conflicts


Dr. Ralf Köhler


LandesumweltamtBrandenburgContents

1 Introduction

2 Register of protected Areas

3 Results of inventories for running waters and lakes

4 Participation of the public

5 Potential for Conflicts

6 Risks


LandesumweltamtBrandenburgRegister of Protected Areas

Water protection areas

Areas designated for the protection of economically significant aquatic

species

Bodies of water designated as recreational waters, including bathing

waters

Nutrient sensitive areas

Areas designated for the protection of habitats or species

... according Article 6 and Annnex IV of WFD



Register of Protected Areas

Number Area in %

Germany 11.000 10%

German Elbe area 2.500 10%

Brandenburg 623 6,8%

Water protection areas

Richtzeichen 354der StVO

... according Article 7 and Annex IV i of WFD



Lakes Rivers

Salmonid w aters 1 71,6

Cyprinid w aters 4 573,4

Fishwaters according RL 78/659/EWG

Areas designated for the protection of economically significant aquatic species

Mussel waters according RL 79/923/EWG

Germany: 17 Brandenburg: -

... according Annex IV ii

of WFD



Anzahl

Germany 1.951at the coast 390

Brandenburg 123

bathing waters

recreational waters/bathing waters

... according 76/160/EWG, BbgBadV

and Annex IV iii der WFD



Nutrient sensitive areas Germany declared according Nitrate directive

(91/676/EWG) no nutirent sensitive areas,

because it is applying the actionprogrammes of

the directive. One part is among others:

Düngeverordnung.

By implementing directive 91/271/EWG

(Kommunalabwasserrichtlinie) Brandenburg as a

whole is dealt with as Nutrient sensitve areas

... according Annex IV ivof WFD



NumberAreas in

%Germany 469 7,0%


SPA-Areas

... according 79/409/EWG, 92/43/EWG and

Annex IV v of WFD

NATURA 2000-Areas

Number Percent

Germany 4.210 8,6%


FFH-Areas



Brandenburg:

Results inventory for running waters

Anzahl % km %

not at risk 94 6,9 987,5 9,7

at risk 283 72,5 7.012,0 69,2

open 995 20,6 2.143,0 21,1

Sum = 1.372 100 10.142,5 100

objective at riskrunning waters distance

Biol. Güteklasse = II-III und schlechter Chem. Güteklasse = II-III und schlechter Morphol. Strukturgüteklasse = 6 und 7 Überschreitungen chem. Qualitätsziele Vorkommen Störungen anzeigender Arten querbauwerksbedingte Rückstauungs-

abschnitte > 50%

Objectives at risk,if water bodies of running waters > 30% at risk.

Criteria for „at risk“:



Quelle: BMU (01/2005)

Results inventory for running waters

Germany (related to ca. 8.850 waterbodies):

Main causes for beeing at risk:

- Hydromorphology- Nutrients- further pollutants



Brandenburg:

222 Lakes objectives at risk number percent of all

not at risk 62 27,9 %

open 45 20,3 %

at risk 115 51,8 %

Results inventory for lakes

Objectives at risk

aktual Trophy class- potential near-natural Trophy= > 1

Trophieindex nach

LAWA (1999)

Bezeichnung der Trophiestufe Kürzel

0,500 ... 0,833 ultraoligotroph o 1

0,834 ... 1,166 oligotroph o 2

1,167 ... 1,499 oligo- bis mesotroph o 3

1,500 ... 1,833 schwach mesotroph m 1

1,834 ... 2,166 mäßig mesotroph m 2

2,167 ... 2,499 meso- bis eutroph m 3

2,500 ... 2,833 schwach eutroph e 1

2,834 ... 3,166 mäßig eutroph e 2

3,167 ... 3,499 hoch eutroph e 3

3,500 ... 3,833 schwach polytroph p 1

3,834 ... 4,166 mäßig polytroph p 2

4,167 ... 4,499 stark polytroph p 3

4,500 ... 4,833 hypertroph h 1

4,834 ... 5,166 stark hypertroph h 2

> 5,166 extrem hypertroph h 3



Information, Hearing and Participation of the Public

hitherto in Brandenburg: Direct Contacts (e.g. IHK, Grüne Liga, district authorities)PublicationsBrochureInternet PresentationsWorkshops and Seminars in (Environmental ecucation centre (9 since 1999)LUA-Conference at 07.06.2004 „WFD in the State Brandenburg – a successful balance“

in plan:Working group in the frame of the environment council of Brandenburg

State: Information and hearing yes. But no real participation


LandesumweltamtBrandenburgPotential for conflicts

1. Eutrophic lakes are described by their actual macrophytes and not by their primary trophy

2. Process oriented WFD meets Natura 2000 with it´s objective to maintan certain states of waters

3. Inventory (lack of money and staff)

4. Assessment of the ecological state

5. Reference waters and programmes for implementation

6. Management plans

7. Monitoringprogrammes WFD/neccessary reports in Natura 2000

8. Development and use of common EDP- platforms (z.B. PEP – GIS und ArcWFD)

9. Definition of objectives for Natura 2000 for implementation of WFD (Art. 4 1 c WFD)

10. WFD is concentrated on water bodies not to ecosystems (e.g. floodplains)


LandesumweltamtBrandenburgChances of integration of WRRL and Natura 2000

Integration of WFD and Natura 2000

Better use of financial ressources

More effective implementation of objectives

Better integration of large scale projects

Public partcipation


LandesumweltamtBrandenburgRisks

Increasing gap between objectives and implementation

Necessary Integration of WFD and Natura 2000 succeeds only insufficient

Consequences:

more money neccessary for implementation

much more administrative efforts

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