From the Rhine River perspective to development of POM on regional level

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1 Baden-Württemberg UMWELTMINISTERIUM Umsetzung der WRRL WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE From the Rhine River perspective to development of POM on regional level Stockholm, Dr. Joachim Bley Ministry of Environment, Baden-Württemberg

2 WFD- What s new? Management of River Basins (e.g. Danube, Rhine, Weser, Elbe) Objectives: good chemical and ecological status of surface waters River Basin Management Plan and Programmes of Measures

3 Rhine River Basin and Working Areas km² > 50 Mio. people Intensive water use 9 States 7 EU- MS Within D: 8 Laender Deltarhein Niederrhein Mittelrhein Mosel / Saar Main Neckar Oberrhein Hochrhein Alpenrhein/ Bodensee

4 Working Areas in Baden-Wuerttemberg Donau

5 WFD- What s new? Management of River Basins (e.g. Danube, Rhine, Weser, Elbe) Objectives: good chemical and ecological status of surface waters River Basin Management Plan and Programmes of Measures

6 WFD- Surface Waters Status Water Quality Ecological River Quality polluta Ecological Status Biological Quality Components rivertypespecific Chemical Status Fish Makrophytes (Wasserpflanzen) Phytoplankton (Algae) Hydromorphological Quality Components Water balance River continuity Morphology Makrozoobenthos (Invertebrates) PhysicoChem Quality Components Temperature Salt Pollutants Nutrients Oxygen Priority Subst. (33) Substances 76/464/EWG (99) Pollutants App. VIII Others

7 pressures Immission Datea impactassessment point souces Ecologic status Fish Makrophytes diffuse sources hydromorph. pressures -COD/BOD -Troph. -Temperature -Structure Good status already achieved? (2004) WB at Ok risk?? Phytoplankton Makrozoobenthos waterextractions -etc. heat, salt, etc. Chemical status Qual. objectives

8 Risk assessment rivers - April 2004-

9 WFD- Objectives- Water Body level Assessment systems Art. 4 derogations Good Ecol. /Chem. Status Adapted objective Intercalibration Exact habitat needs Chem. Qual. Objectives Actual status (est.)

10 WFD- What s new? Management of River Basins (e.g. Danube, Rhine, Weser, Elbe) Objectives: good chemical and ecological status of surface waters River Basin Management Plan and Programmes of Measures

11 Which problems do we have to adress in RBMP? The question of scale Folie Nr. 4 - N, P- loads North Sea System atlantic salmon Prio.- Pollutants, River specific pollutants Cross border pollution, thermal problems 1: : Thermal problems Neckar, System asp, Regional ecologic function, Diffuse Pollution 1: Local ecologic.function (system trout ) Local COD problems limestone area Contaminated sites Hydromorhpology Diffuse Pollution 1: River basin Working area Sub working area/ Water- body local relevance RB / EU-relevance

12 Programme of Measures/ Planning of Measures Concretion guidelines Internat. River Basin (Internat.) Working Area Nat. Sub Working area/ Water Body Implementation locally by Member States + Solution of local problems Trout

13 Level specific River basin Management Planing Example: River continuity for fish

14 UMWELTMINISTERIUM BADEN -WÜRTTEMBERG Umsetzung der WRRL in Baden-Württemberg River Basin / Working Area: River continuity Rhine River Member States: Ecologically functioning areas

15 Foto: LÖBF, Ulrich Haufe

16 Salmon Programme Rivers - Upper Rhine

17 Regional Scale: Where are we? What are our problems? Point sources (99 % Population connected, 97 % UWWTP comply with 91/271) < 10 % of river water bodies have deficits in classical water quality (COD, BOD) limestone areas Industrial pollutants single cases Diffuse pollution (N, P) Groundwater, North Sea? Diffuse pollution (pesticides) under investigation Hydomorhology!!! (Hydropower, Water extraction, Flood defence dams, etc.!!) we know the problems, but not exactly in terms of ecological status

18 River Morphology 20 % natural Morphological state of surface waters in Baden- Württemberg (1992/1993)

19 Boundary Conditions for RMBP Big need for action Big need for coordination in Internat. River Basins High time pressure (Partially) missing objectives (Basin objectives, ecological objectives) Detailed knowledge of deficits and improvements necessities Longlasting expierence in water management Limited personal and financial ressources Pragmatism and Prioritisation!!

20 Planning on Subworking area level in Baden- Wuerttemberg

21 How do measures come about? Technical adequacy habitat quality Technical Feasibility Costs Land availability Other Planning activities Legal Accessibility old authorisations

22 WFD-RBM-Planning in Baden-Württemberg River Basin Objectives Working area Obj. Regional/ local Obj. Results Basic assessment (Art. 5) Existing old River Development Concepts Basic Measures Working Plan (WB/Sub-Working area) ( administration s concept ) Management Plan on sub working area level Priorisation of measures Involvement of the public First RBMB 2009 (Working area /River Basin level) (Report to EU)

23 Information and participation of the public in Baden-Wuerttemberg Since 2001 Water Council (Baden -Wuerttemberg) Ministries (Economy, Argonomy etc.) Municipalities (Cities, towns&villages, counties 4 competent authorities 45 stake holders (nat. conservation industry, hydropower) science since 2003 Since 2006 Decentral Info Circles ( 4 on Working area level) Planning of Measures (30 on Sub- Working Area)

24 River Basin Management Planning: Identification of realistic measures under intensive participation of the public!!!!

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27 Rivers of Priority Action

28 Programme of Measures / River Basin Mangagment Planing in Rhine Basin A B C RB 1: Workingarea 1: Sub-Working area 1: River Basin Management Planing Programme of measures North sea protection plan (N- Reduction etc.) Programme of measures (Salmon programme rivers, heat management plan, etc.) Definition of priority rivers (Morphology, Continuity, minimum flow rate) Plan of measures Water body 1: :2,500 concrete measures

29 Conclusions: River Basin Management Plan planning process from coarse to fine it s more that to clock red pixels to green!!! We do not focus on Art. 4 derogations now! We should concentrate now on what can be done realistically in natural WB as well as in HMWB Planning process needs possibility of flexible reaction on boundary conditions (technical, legal etc.) objective ecological function km per km implementation in small water bodies?? Some quality objectives not yet known exactly, but we know deficits first management cycle no regret - measures Priorisatation of measures is necessary (1./2./3. management cycle) We do need more knowledge of habitat conditions for WFDorganisms Administration s offer of participation of the public is widely accepted and it s worth doing it for competent authorities the the process works!!!

30 Vielen Dank