Water Governance

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Water Governance - Fit for Purpose?

Dara LynottDeputy Director General

Environmental Protection Agency

CARLBERG DON’T DO SCIENCE PROJECTS, BUT IF WE DID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST SCIENCE PROJECT IN THE WORLD

Water framework Science Project Directive

Walked

Monitored

Sampled

Analysed

Assessed

Delineated

Mapped

Characterised

Standardised

Classified

We have………

963 River Water Bodies

322 lakes

98 Coastal and transitional waterbodies

pollution sources

investment

identified

investigated

assessed

prioritised

measures developed and updated

Chief Suspects in the West

Suspect A - municipal wastewater treatment

Suspect B – Agricultural diffuse pollution

Wanted for putting 70 rivers at risk

Wanted For putting 91 rivers and14 lakes at risk

Under Suspicion

Forestry: For putting 51 river at risk

Unsewered properties:

For putting 13 rivers at risk

Achieve good status for 74%, of rivers by 2015 Achieve 100% compliance over the two planning cycles to 2027.

VERDICT?

implementation

will be

coordinated

Other Public Authorities ????

Other Government Departments ???

Coordination for the WRBMP

• Marine Institute• EPA

• Local Authorities• Fisheries• Teagasc

• GSI

• An Taisce• EPA• Local authorities• Marine institute• DCMNR, DAFF

• Local Authorities• EPA

• Fisheries• DAFF

• DCMNR• OPW

• ABP• Planning

Authorities• DoEHLG

plan doassess

report

The picture is much more complex

framework legislation is driving regulators and policy-makers to look outside their

sphere of authority and influence.

government departments

local authorities

•agencies deal with each other and•agencies deal with each other and

to reassess how they deal with each other

Requires

public authorities

In undertaking their public service role, State bodies face a wide range of strategic, operational

and financial risks, from both internal and external factors, which may prevent them from

achieving their objectives. Risk management is a planned and systematic approach to identifying,

evaluating and responding to these risks and providing assurances that responses are effective.

Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies May 2009

Resources/ Personnel

Budgetary/ Financial resources

Legal and regulatory

Inter- Agency and Intra-agency

Budgetary/ Financial

Prioritised based on risk

€82.8 million at construction

€203.2 million due to start

€26.7 million water Conserv.

€34.7 million water Conserv.

due to start

Need Resources

Water Governance fit for purpose

Regional prioritisation of spend underneath WSIP radar

Budgetary/financial resources

Inter/Intra Agency

Enforcement

Licensing

Planning

Infrastructure and operations

When everyone is responsible then no-one is responsible

•agencies deal with each other and•agencies deal with each other and

But….

S.I. No. 122 of 2010EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OFFLOOD RISKS) REGULATIONS 2010.

(6) Subsection (5) shall not be construed as enabling the Commissioners to exercise any power or control in relation to the performance in particular circumstances by a public authority of its statutory functions.

The Commissioners may, following consultation with such (if any) bodies or other persons as the Commissioners consider appropriate, issue guidance and general policy advice in relation to the implementation of these Regulations and, subject to subsection (6), the relevant public authorities shall have regard to any such guidance and advice.

Cooperation Obligation

Regional planning supported by RBMP environmental data

Inter Agency/intra Agency

Regional enforcement plans

Regional regulatory forum

Integration supported by legislation

Resources/ Personnel

Complexity Competency

Increased Analysis Capacity

Data Flow

3 Tier Laboratory Network with National monitoring forum

Data flows structures aligned to meet EU requirements – CMOD review

Register of water infrastructure staff, competency and requirements

Resources and Personnel

More Legislation

Easier Implementation

Pollution Problems Answers

A Water Protection Act

prepare groundwork for consolidated legislation

Derogations supported by integrated research effort

One Department or office within the public service is unlikely to ever be in a position to control all the necessary levers to ensure effective policy development and effective customer-centric implementation of an agreed policy. Using a Network approach; however, focuses on and encourages both formal and informal contacts across the public service, building on traditional Irish ways of problem solving. Networks of relevant departments, external agencies, relevant local authorities, etc. would use their pooled knowledge of on-the-ground issues, to identify and anticipate policy issues and come together to develop a consensus position, strategy and tactics to address the problem and an implementation and resourcing plan to achieve agreed-upon outcomes.1

1 – OECD Public management review – Ireland – Towards an integrated public service (P246)– OECD 2008

Factors that influence collaboration

Scarcity of resources

Need to reduce transaction costs

Increase efficiency of service provision

Desire to improve quality of services

Where the wandering water gushesFrom the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushesThat scarce could bathe a star, We seek for slumbering troutAnd whispering in their earsGive them unquiet dreams; Leaning softly outFrom ferns that drop their tearsOver the young streams. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wildWith a faery hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand

Western Waters that continues to inspire

W.B. Yeats - The Stolen Child 1886

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