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Paper of Mr. Jean-François DONZIERPaper of Mr. Jean-François DONZIERGeneral ManagerGeneral Manager

International Office for WaterInternational Office for Water

Permanent Technical SecretaryPermanent Technical Secretary

International Network of Basin OrganizationsInternational Network of Basin Organizations

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THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVETHE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE




The European Framework Directive: the future of water resource management




Background of the community water policy

Existing since 1975

About thirty objectives

Directive on uses: drinking water, bathing water, oyster and fish farming waters, etc.

Directives on discharges: dangerous substances, UWW, Nitrates, PRIP




1995: A reform was needed

Lack of harmonization

Necessity of an overall approach

1997: A proposal from the European Commission related to integrated management at the river basin level




A new European water policyA new European water policy

• 1997 :1997 : Proposal for a Framework Directive to achieve the Proposal for a Framework Directive to achieve the main objectives of a sustainable water policy:main objectives of a sustainable water policy: securing drinking water supplysecuring drinking water supply securing the supply of water for other economic activitiessecuring the supply of water for other economic activities protecting the environmentprotecting the environment reducing the consequences of floods and drought reducing the consequences of floods and drought

2000 : 2000 : Adoption of the Framework DirectiveAdoption of the Framework Directive




Main community texts Main community texts in the water fieldin the water field

Directives derived from

76/464/EEC

80/68/EEC « groundwater » *

76/464/EEC « dangerous substances » *

98/83/EC and 80/68/EEC « drinking water »

79/869/EEC « oyster farming waters » *

78/659/EC « fish farming waters » *

76/160/EEC « bathing waters »

75/440/EEC « waters intended

for human consumption »

Quality of the environment Discharges

Framework Directive

96/61/EEC « IPPC »

91/676/EEC « nitrates »

91/271/EEC « UWW »

Integrated management of water quality* Directives to be

incorporated in the framework directive




The future

Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy

Official Journal of the European Communities L327, 2000.12.22, p.1.




””WATER IS NOT A COMMERCIAL WATER IS NOT A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT LIKE ANY OTHER,PRODUCT LIKE ANY OTHER,

BUT, RATHER, A HERITAGE BUT, RATHER, A HERITAGE WHICH MUST BE PROTECTED, WHICH MUST BE PROTECTED, DEFENDED AND TREATED AS DEFENDED AND TREATED AS SUCH"SUCH"




SIMPLE AND VERY AMBITIOUS CHALLENGESSIMPLE AND VERY AMBITIOUS CHALLENGES

• PREVENTING THE DETERIORATION OF PREVENTING THE DETERIORATION OF WATER RESOURCES.WATER RESOURCES.

• REDUCING THE EMISSIONS OF SUBSTANCES; REDUCING THE EMISSIONS OF SUBSTANCES;

• ACHIEVING ”GOOD STATUS" FOR WATER ACHIEVING ”GOOD STATUS" FOR WATER AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.




VARIOUS KEY PRINCIPLES:VARIOUS KEY PRINCIPLES:

• THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED WATER POLICY; THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED WATER POLICY;

• THE PRINCIPLES OF PRECAUTION AND PREVENTIVE ACTION, THE PRINCIPLES OF PRECAUTION AND PREVENTIVE ACTION, AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIORITY CORRECTIVE AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIORITY CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THE SOURCE OF THE THREATS TO THE MEASURES AT THE SOURCE OF THE THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT,

• THE “POLLUTER-PAYS” PRINCIPLE AND THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THE “POLLUTER-PAYS” PRINCIPLE AND THE PRINCIPLE OF THE RECOVERY OF COSTS OF SERVICES LINKED TO WATER USE RECOVERY OF COSTS OF SERVICES LINKED TO WATER USE “INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE COSTS”;“INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE COSTS”;

• DECISION MAKING “AT A LEVEL AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE DECISION MAKING “AT A LEVEL AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE SITES OF WATER USE AND DEGRADATION”; TO THE SITES OF WATER USE AND DEGRADATION”;

• A RIVER BASIN APPROACH;A RIVER BASIN APPROACH;

• A “COMBINED APPROACH AIMING AT REDUCING POLLUTION AT A “COMBINED APPROACH AIMING AT REDUCING POLLUTION AT THE SOURCE BY SETTING EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND THE SOURCE BY SETTING EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS”;ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS”;

• INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC AS A CONDITION FOR SUCCESS. AS A CONDITION FOR SUCCESS.




THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE PLANS FORTHE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE PLANS FOR:: • THE DELIMITATION OF RIVER BASIN THE DELIMITATION OF RIVER BASIN

DISTRICTS ON THE SCALE OF LARGE DISTRICTS ON THE SCALE OF LARGE RIVER BASINS. RIVER BASINS.

• FOR EACH DISTRICT, FOR EACH DISTRICT, ””MANAGEMENT PLANS",MANAGEMENT PLANS", DEFINING THE OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE, DEFINING THE OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE,

AND AND "PROGRAMS OF MEASURES","PROGRAMS OF MEASURES", DEFINING THE NECESSARY ACTIONS, DEFINING THE NECESSARY ACTIONS,

MUST BE FORMULATED. MUST BE FORMULATED.




Main river basins in Europe




THE BASIN COMMITTEES,THE BASIN COMMITTEES, IN WHICH ARE REPRESENTED THE LOCAL IN WHICH ARE REPRESENTED THE LOCAL

AUTHORITIES, THE USERS, AUTHORITIES, THE USERS, THE ASSOCIATIONS AND THE ASSOCIATIONS AND

THE GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATIONS, THE GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATIONS, ARE CONFIRMED IN THEIR ROLE.ARE CONFIRMED IN THEIR ROLE. BY ENTRUSTING THEM WITH THE BY ENTRUSTING THEM WITH THE

INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF THE INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE DIRECTIVE WILL PUBLIC, THE DIRECTIVE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ACTION BY THE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ACTION BY THE CITIZENS.CITIZENS.




What is the objective of the Directive?

Achieving “good status” for surface and ground waters

before 2015




Assessment of the ecological status

Very good

good

sufficient

insufficient

bad

1

0

Reference value

=EQREQR

Observed value

elements of biological

quality

elements of biological

quality

status

deviations




Objective to achieve:Objective to achieve:good water status good water status deadline: 15 yearsdeadline: 15 years

THE DIRECTIVE CONCERNS ALL THE THE DIRECTIVE CONCERNS ALL THE

ENVIRONMENTS:ENVIRONMENTS: – Surface watersSurface waters

• good ecological and chemical statusgood ecological and chemical status

– GroundwaterGroundwater• good chemical and quantitative statusgood chemical and quantitative status

– Heavily modified water massesHeavily modified water masses• good chemical status and good ecological potentialgood chemical status and good ecological potential

THE DIRECTIVE GIVES THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THE DIRECTIVE GIVES THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THEIR PLACE IN THE EUROPEAN WATER POLICYTHEIR PLACE IN THE EUROPEAN WATER POLICY




What are the kinds of water taken into consideration?

* surface waters* surface waters* groundwater * groundwater * transitional waters* transitional waters* coastal waters* coastal waters




TRANSPARENY OF COSTSTRANSPARENY OF COSTS AND POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLEAND POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE

• DO THE CURRENT PRICES COVER THE DO THE CURRENT PRICES COVER THE COSTS OF THE SERVICE, I.E., COSTS OF THE SERVICE, I.E.,

THE OPERATING AND RENEWAL COSTS?THE OPERATING AND RENEWAL COSTS?

• DOES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF T HE DOES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF T HE POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE ALLOW POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE ALLOW CHARGING TO THE POLLUTERS COSTS CHARGING TO THE POLLUTERS COSTS EQUIVALENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIVALENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THEY CAUSE? DAMAGE THEY CAUSE?

• WHAT IS THE SHARING OF THE CHARGES WHAT IS THE SHARING OF THE CHARGES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIC BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS (HOUSEHOLDS, INDUSTRY, SECTORS (HOUSEHOLDS, INDUSTRY, FARMING, ETC.)?FARMING, ETC.)?




4,400 to 4,6004,400 to 4,600

4,4004,400

Needs Needs 2015 2015

Reminder 2001Reminder 2001

2,100 to 2,100 to 2,3002,300

Sanitation Sanitation

2,3002,300WaterWater

Million / yearMillion / year

Evolution of the financing of infrastructures

Financing of the water supply and sanitation utilities




A PARTICIPATORY WORKING A PARTICIPATORY WORKING METHODMETHOD

THE PREREQUISITE THE PREREQUISITE

TO REAL TRANSPARENCYTO REAL TRANSPARENCY

IS THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATIONIS THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION

OF THE PUBLIC, OF THE PUBLIC,

THROUGH PLANNED THROUGH PLANNED CONSULTATIONS DURING CONSULTATIONS DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS.THE WHOLE PROCESS.




TODAY, THE SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING WATER TODAY, THE SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING WATER QUALITY QUALITY

AND FOR FORMULATING THE OBJECTIVES TO AND FOR FORMULATING THE OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE ACHIEVE

VARY CONSIDERABLY VARY CONSIDERABLY

FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHERFROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER

WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION.WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION.

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THE DIRECTIVE REQUIRES:THE DIRECTIVE REQUIRES:

• THE IDENTIFICATION OF ”WATER MASSES",THE IDENTIFICATION OF ”WATER MASSES",

• THE DEFINITION OF COMMON FRAMES OF THE DEFINITION OF COMMON FRAMES OF

REFERENCES.REFERENCES.




The scientific challenges….

... And how to ensure comparability in the classification of the

ecological status and of monitoring in the Union?

How to define ‘good ’ ecological

quality? Framework

Directive: good status for the waters of the Union before

2015 How to define the ‘sustainable’

functioning of the aquatic ecosystems?

How to achieve the environmental objectives

and ensure consistent implementation in the

Union?




The Water Framework Directive

Timetable :

2003 Transposition and designation of the competent authorities in the river basin districts.

2004 Inventory: characteristics, impacts of human activities and economic analysis. Establishment of a register of protected areas.

2006 Operational program for monitoring water status. National measures for environmental quality

standards for priority substances.

Beginning of the public consultation regarding the management plan




The Water Framework Directive

Timetable:

2009 First management plan.

Implementation of the programs of measures.

2010 Application of the cost recovery principle.

2012 Beginning of the combined approach (emission limit values and controls).

Implementation of the programs of measures.

2015 The environmental objectives of good quality are achieved




• THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE CONFIRMS THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE CONFIRMS THE PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT THE PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING AT THE LEVEL OF RIVER BASINS, AND PLANNING AT THE LEVEL OF RIVER BASINS, AND GIVES A NEW AMBITION AND GIVES A NEW AMBITION FOR WATER POLICY FOR WATER POLICY BY DEFINING ECOLOGICAL BY DEFINING ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES, A WORKING METHOD OBJECTIVES, A WORKING METHOD AND DELAYS TO COMPLY WITH. AND DELAYS TO COMPLY WITH.

• THE BASIN COMMITTEES THE BASIN COMMITTEES WILL THUS HAVEWILL THUS HAVE A STRATEGIC ROLEA STRATEGIC ROLE

TO PLAY!TO PLAY!




INTERNATIONAL NETWORKINTERNATIONAL NETWORKof BASIN ORGANIZATIONSof BASIN ORGANIZATIONS

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The bases of the WFD

Inventory- 2004

Register of protected areas

Characterization of the district

Monitoring program - 2006

Identification of the lacking dataDefinition of references and

ecological status

MonitoringImplementation of measures

implementation

Updating of the inventory - 2013

Program of measures - 2009

Management plans - 2009

Definition of the objectivesGuidelines for action and priorities

Identification of the main problems




Objective of the Objective of the Framework DirectiveFramework Directive

• Achieving Achieving good status for surface andgood status for surface and

ground watersground waters • This means:This means:

improving the quality of waters and ecosystems,improving the quality of waters and ecosystems, preventing any additional deterioration,preventing any additional deterioration, promoting sustainable water use,promoting sustainable water use, progressively reducing the emissions of dangerous substances,progressively reducing the emissions of dangerous substances,

But alsoBut also contributing to alleviate the effects of floods and droughts, contributing to alleviate the effects of floods and droughts, protecting marine waters,protecting marine waters, achieving the objectives of international agreements.achieving the objectives of international agreements.

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