Primaryneeds …….

….. of the water framework directive

…… with regard to data

John Rune Selvik

Norwegian Institute for Water Research

Need for data

• What kind of data?

• For what purpose?

• When is it needed?

• Who need data?

Tasks in WFD• Designation of River Basin Districts - 2003

• Analysis of river basin characteristics - 2004

• Identification of pressures and review of the impact of human activities -2004

• Economic analysis of water use -2004

• Establish monitoring programmes -2006

• Programme of measures - 2009

• River Basin Management Plan - 2009

• Reporting and public information - cont.

Analysis of river basin characteristics - 2004

• Location/boundaries of each water body

• Type of water body (two systems)

• Type specific reference conditions

Identification of pressures - 2004

• Type and magnitude

• Point pollution

• Diffuse pollution

• Water abstraction and flow regulation

• Morphological alteration

• Land use pattern

Assessment of impact

• Susceptibility to pressures

• Which water bodies will most likely fail to meet the objectives?– monitoring data– models– expert judgement

• Further characterisation for those who fails

Economic analysis of water use - 2004

• Polluter pays principle

• Recovery of the cost of water services including environmental resource costs

Establish monitoring programmes 2006

• Coherent and comprehensive overview of water status within each RBD

• Surveillance monitoring

• Operational monitoring

• Investigative monitoring

Programme of measures

• At the latest by 2009

• Designed in order to achieve the objectives

• Encompass requirements in existing EC legislation plus other necessary measures

Who need data?

EU

National

Regional/RBD

Local (municipality)

e.g. municipality cooperation

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ScienceNGOPublic

Who needs what?

Indicators

Aggregation levels

Detailed information

Regional

Municipality

EC

NGO

Public

Science

Education

The Norwegian situation

• Vansjø-Hobøl -national WFD pilotstudy– 90 dataset– 20 data-holders

• Availability

• EUROHARP project: 450 types of data

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Paper

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Quality database

WE will propably have work to do after Cristmas also!