digital water - the water framework directive data management and visualisation system
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Digital Water - The Water Framework Directive data management and visualisation system
Martina Hennessy, Informatics Manager
Topics
n Informatics Team Overviewn Water Framework Directive (WFD) Contextn WFD Application Outlinen Key Learnings & Outcomesn Future Direction
Informatics Team Overview
n Environmental Data, GIS, Landcover, Applications Development
n Delivers a programme of change annually driven by EPA teams and key stakeholders
n Supports thousands of users – internal and external
n Open Datan Delivers innovation
Water Framework Directive – what is it?
n aims to improve our water environment. It requires governments to take a new holistic approach ……..Member States must aim to achieve good status in all waters and must ensure that status does not deteriorate in any waters.
In any case, we need to…..n Manage likely impacts of population increasesn Manage likely impacts of increases in agricultural productionn Maintain our green credentialsn Contribute to a healthy Ireland
WFD Cycle in a Nutshell
Characterise- understand
catchments, key pressures, & their impact
Define Environmental Objectives to
be achieved and by when
Define Actions to achieve
Objectives - Programme of Measures
Combine together as a River Basin
Management Plan
Implement Programme of Measures
Monitor Progress of
actions and with outcomes achieved
Revise on a six year
cycle
WFD – River Basin Planning Cycles
Learnings from WFD Cycle 1
n Consultant led process n Loss of knowledge and expertisen National perspective not considered early enoughn Lack of data standardsn Inconsistent approach to measuresn No longterm tracking of implementation
• Led by lead coordinating authority – Kilkenny and Tipperary
• Detailed River Basin Management Plans
• Led by EPA• Evaluation and implementation of measures• Template for River Basin Management Plans
• Led by DECLG• Policy, regulations and resources• Sign off on River Basin Management Plans
WFD Cycle 2 – Governance Arrangements
Tier 1 – National Management & Oversight
Tier 2 National Technical Implementation & Reporting
Tier 3 Regional Implementation via Water Networks
WFD Cycle 2 – Current Phase
Characterise- understand
catchments, key pressures, & their impact
Define Environmental Objectives to
be achieved and by when
Define Actions to achieve
Objectives - Programme of Measures
Combine together as a River Basin
Management Plan
Implement Programme of Measures
Monitor Progress of
actions and with outcomes achieved
Revise on a six year
cycle
WFD Application* – Key Principles
n Phased approach to developmentn Building for the longtermn National resourcen Accessiblen MS Excel not to be used as data management tooln Use live data services where possiblen Publish metadata
*Funding provided by DECLG
WFD Application – Phase 1 Overview
• Attributes• Trends• Charts
• Search • Navigation
Home National Summary
WaterbodyCharacteri
sation
Waterbody Details
• National View• Process Tracking
• Risk Assessment
• Update/Approval Process
WFD Application Phase 1 - National View
WFD Application Phase 1 – Search Functionality
WFD Application Phase 1 - Waterbody Details
WFD Application Phase 1 – Charts/Trends
WFD Application Phase 1 – Characterisation Tier 1 Risk Assessment
WFD Application Phase 1 – Technologies
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition Database Engine
.NET Framework 4.5
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (SSIS)
ASP.NET MVC 5
Master Data Services Entity Framework 6
Dynamics CRM 2011 JavaScript libraries• ESRI Javascript API• AM Charts
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
IIS 8
ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.2.2
WFD Application and Data – Access
n Hosted on Environmental Data Exchange Network (EDEN)n 1,900 organisations - 4,700 usersn 15 applications hosted on the EDEN Portaln 142 users of WFD Application from >30 organisations
n GeoPortal http://gis.epa.ie/ n Status and Waterbody layers are availablen View and download
Key Learnings & Outcomes
n It all comes down to datan Huge benefit in bringing >25 datasets togethern Trust in one version of the truth – reproducible outcomesn Strong partnership between scientific and informatics teams
essentialn Pragmatic approach needed in balancing short vs long term
requirementsn Laying foundation for next cycle
WFD Application – Next Phases
Characterise- understand
catchments, key pressures, & their
impact Define Environmental
Objectives to be achieved and by
when
Define Actions to achieve Objectives -
Programme of Measures
Combine together as a River Basin Management
Plan
Implement Programme of
Measures
Monitor Progress of actions and with
outcomes achieved
Revise on a six year cycle
Phase 2 by end of 2015
Early 2016
Draft by end of 2016
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75
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85
90
95
100
% unpolluted river channelDecember 2027
1987-1990
2010-2012
1995-1997
1998-2000
Expenditure 2000-2014 € billion
River water quality – past, present, future?
33%
53%
6%8% Municipal
Agriculture
Industry
Other
Suspected causes of river pollution
Urban Waste Water
REPS Water
Farm Buildings
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Source: Pat Duggan (amended Jenny Deacon)
