WFD in Sweden Competent authorities responsibility WFD in Sweden achieve Good water status or something similar... Decisions in the water district about Water Quality Standards for waterbodies, River Basin Management Plan, Programme of measures, Monitoring programme Public participation, coordination district / national HMWB and exemptions environmental and economic aspects
National and international River Basin districts
WFD in Sweden 5 River basin districts Competent authorities located at the County Administrative Boards in: Norrbottens län Västernorrlands län Västmanlands län Kalmar län Västra Götalands län
Bothnian Bay River Basin district Area 147 600 km 2 490 000 inh International RBD 2 counties 28 municipalities 30 major river basins 42 352 lakes ~5000 waterbodies?
Bothnian Sea River Basin district Area 141 600 km 2 920 000 inh International RBD 7 counties 52 municipalities > 30 000 surface waters 13 major river basins ~16 000 (water) bodies?
North Baltic River Basin district Area 36 900 km 2 2 950 000 inh 7 Counties 76 Municipalities 13 Major sub-basins 4060 Lakes 15 water organizations ~1500 waterbodies
South Baltic River Basin district Area 54 400 km 2 2 260 000 inh 10 counties 95 municipalities 30 Major sub-basins > 4000 lakes 24 water organizations ~1700 waterbodies
Skagerack and Kattegatt River Basin district Area 69 500 km2 2 430 000 inh International RBD 9 counties 113 municipalities 31 water organizations ~2700 waterbodies
Swedish Water organization Parliament & Government National - SEPA & SGU Laws & Economy Environ. Quality Objectives Guidance Regional CA 5 Regional - County adm. board 21 Local - Municipalities 290 Decisions EO & RBMP Operative, public part., authority Authority - environ. & planning Water associations, Landowners, Water right owners, NGO.. Civil rights & responsibility
Swedish water laws and authority Forestry act Road act Civil Protection act Railway act Fishing act Environmental Code Water & sewage act Plan & building act SEPA Government Agriculture Courts Municipalities board Forestry board Rescue agency Road Adm. Planning County Adm. boards board Fishing board Railway Adm. Water associations, Landowners, Water right owners, NGO..
Swedish Water organization EU Water Directive Parliament & Government National Environ. Quality Objectives Laws Economy Environmental Code et al Comp. Author. National - SEPA & SGU Nat. Agencies. County adm. board Local - Municipalities 290 Companies, Water associations, Landowners, Water right owners..
Water district and management Competent authority Coordinate activities in the district Prescribe Environmental Quality Standards, Programme of measures and River Basin Management Plan County Administrative Boards Responsibel for establishment of work-groups within sub-basins, Proposals for Environmental Quality Standards, Programme of measures and River Basin Management Plan, monitoring programme, information
The Competent Authority The Delegation for the Competent authority, appointed by the government The county governor is the Chairman Decides the environmental quality standards, programme of measures and the river basin management plan Meets about four times a year Consists of experts from the counties One district - one Competent Authority
Water Delegation North Baltic River Basin district Mats Svegfors Chairman, CAB Västmanland Georgia Destouni Stockholm University Christer Segerström County Adm. Board Uppsala Lars Östring County Adm. Board Örebro Anders Jansson County Adm. Board Södermanland Else-Marie Mejersjö National Agriculture Agency Carina Färm Water and Energy Company, Västerås Elisabeth Björk Norrtälje municipality Inger Gauffin Carlsson Enköpings municipality Roland Dehlin Nynäshamns municipality Office Lennart Sorby, Jenny Caruso, Therese Lager, Martin Larsson, Erik Lundborg, Malin Pettersson, Jennie Tjernell, Sven-Erik Åkerman
Water management Water Framework Directive 5 Chap Environmental Code Ordinance Water management SEPA o SGU Instructions Mapping, quality standards, monitoring, management plan, programme of measures, reporting Competent Authority Mapping and Riskanalyses Pressure analyses Economic analyses River Basin Management plan incl EQS and programme of measures God water status Surveillance monitoring Bad or moderate water status Operative monitoring programme of measures - Heavy modified waters - Artificial waters (4:3 o 4:4) -Time Exemptions - Special water bodies - New activity - Deterioration (4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12)
Fishing act WFD in action!? Environmental Quality Standards Programme of measures Water & sewage act Infrastructure acts Environmental code Planning & Building act
River Basin Management Plan process & products 5. River Basin Management Plan & Reporting - 2008, 2009 4. Monitoring - 2006 1. Characteristics 2004, 2007 2. Environmental objectives environmental quality standards 2008, 2009 3. Programme of measures 2008, 2009
River Basin Management plan 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 WorkprogrammeWP Samråd Monitoring prog MP Important water IWI Public issues hearing Mapping & analyses M&A www.viss.lst.se River Basin Management plan incl EQS Programme of Measures RBMP PoM Public hearing Public hearing Decision RBMP Decision PoM
Status assessment All waterbodies shall be assessed Guiding principles produced by the Swedish EPA Finished during 2007 The county administrations assess the waters based on monitoring. Expert judgements are important since measurements are insufficient or not available. The assessments are stored in the database VISS (www.viss.lst.se )
Pressure analysis To propose measures we need to know the anthropogenic pressure now and in the future Survey the society need of water and anthropogenic pressure on the water quality The pressure analysis will be available in VISS Stakeholders from industries, agriculture, forestry and NGOs are important partners in these analysis
Ecological status
Ground water Chemical status
Do we reach Good water status 2015? No! No!
At risk surface waters 2015
At risk Ground waters 2015
Monitoring programmes All swedish monitoring stations and monitorings programmes in water are now available in ONE database VISS. Data is collected from county administrative boards, municipalites, river basin organisations, national institutions and others. A review ot the monitoring programmes according to WFD must be done by 2009
Monitoring programmes Övervakningsprogram för ytvatten, grundvatten och skyddade områden i Norra Östersjöns vattendistrikt
Programme of measures National Regional Local Coordinated between water districts
River Basin Management Plan Work Programme Important issues River Basin Management Plan Mainly according to WFD coordinated between water districts
Public participation organisational structure District level Public hearing Comp. authority Group of Reference Group of Reference Sub district level County Adm Board Water corporation Local level Work group Work group Work group Work group
Public Participation Central databases SEPA WISE Comp. authorities Water associations Municipalities County Administrative Boards VISS Webb GIS Public, NGO
Who should pay? Many measures allready started: aquatic liming, decontamination of soils, restoration, recreating wetlands According to WFD Polluter Pays Principle but Who is the Polluter? Who are the Users? 2010 should a pricing policy be available the government responsible
WFD in Sweden Money, money, money... Based on present organization and their present responsibilities for water issues, i e no full compensation for SEPA, SGU, SMHI or CAB/CA. 2004: 25 Mkr 2005: 50 Mkr 2006: 60 Mkr 2007: 90 Mkr 2008: 148 Mkr! Mainly extended administration, characterization, public participation. Monitoring, PoM needs more...??
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WFD in Sweden
WFD in Sweden Status of characterisation and links Niklas Holmgren Nordic workshop on WFD 2008-05-05
Ecological status VISS 2008-04-27 8000 7000 6000 5000 Lakes High Good Moderate Poor Bad Not classified 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Bottenviken Bottenhavet Norra Östersjön Södra Östersjön Västerhavet Sum per Water District
Ecological status VISS 2008-04-27 Lakes 100% 90% 80% 70% High Good Moderate Poor Bad 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bottenviken Bottenhavet Norra Östersjön Södra Östersjön Västerhavet Percentage in Water Districts
12000 10000 8000 Ecological status VISS 2008-04-27 Rivers High Good Moderate Poor Bad Not classified 6000 4000 2000 0 Bottenviken Bottenhavet Norra Östersjön Södra Östersjön Västerhavet Sum in Water Districts
Ecological status VISS 2008-04-27 Rivers 100% 90% 80% 70% High Good Moderate Poor Bad 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bottenviken Bottenhavet Norra Östersjön Södra Östersjön Västerhavet Percentage in Water Districts
180 160 140 120 Ecological status VISS 2008-04-27 Coastal water High Good Moderate Poor Bad Not classified 100 80 60 40 20 0 Bottenviken Bottenhavet Norra Östersjön Södra Östersjön Västerhavet Number per Water District
350 300 250 200 150 100 50 Lakes in the South Baltic Water District quality elements 137 not classified yet - Ekologisk status High Good Moderate Poor Bad (tom) 0 Ecological status Benthic invertebrates Phyto plankton Chlorophyll A Macrophytes Fish Nutrients Transparency Oxygen Acidification Non-synthetic substances Synthetic substances Continuity Hydrological regime
At water body level example report lakes
Main pressures and impacts Agriculture eutrophication and toxic substances Infrastructure eutrophication and toxic substances Hydromorphology -??? Point sources legislation Acidification - established
Useful links Official site www.vattenmyndigheterna.se Water Information System Sweden www.viss.lst.se The Water Map www.vattenkartan.se Help site for Water Information System Sweden www.visshjalp.se Water portal www.vattenportalen.se