Module 5:

WFD, RBMP and IWRM

Güney CAN

Expert

GD of Water Management

Content

• What is WFD?

• Blueprint Document

• River Basin Management Planning

• Integrated Water Resources Management

• Water Management in Turkey

What is WFD?

1. Published in the official Journal of the European Union on 22nd

December 2000.

2. WFD has been developed over the past 14 years.

3. It is a result of the concerns of European Member States on the

deterioration of water resources

4. It is also an outcome of moving towards integrated water

management approch advocated by some World conferences

5. WFD applies its provisions to inland surface waters,

groundwaters, transitional (estuarine) and coastal waters

6. Aim to reach the „good status” of aquatic ecosystems by the year

2015 and further preserve it.

WFD – General Policy

• Protecting all waters, surface and ground waters

• Covering all impacts on waters.

• Good quality (‘good status’) to be achieved, as a rule, by 2015

• Water quality defined in terms of biology, chemistry and

morphology

• Good surface water status = good ecological + good chemical status

• Good groundwater status = good quantity + good chemical status

• Good ecological potential for ‘heavily modified and artificial water

bodies’

• Priority “hazardous” substances reduced (for both)

• “ One out all out”

WFD - Objectives

Classification of the ecological status

Small or very small deviation from the

reference conditions

Slight deviation from the reference

conditions

Medium deviation from the reference

conditions

Important deviation from the reference

conditions

Very important deviation from the

reference conditions

EQR = 1

EQR = 0

Very good status

= reference conditions

Good status

Moderate status

Poor status

Bad status

H

G

M

P

B

H

G

M

P

B

H

GMPB

H

GMPB

H

GMPB

H

GMPB

Biological quality elements

H

GM

H

GM

H

GM

H

GM

General chemical &

physicochemical quality elements

GH

M

GH

M

GH

M

GH

M

GH

M

GH

M

Specific pollutants

H

G

H

G

H

G

H

G

Hydromorphological

quality elements

Priority substances &

other EU-level

dangerous substances

F

G

F

G

F

G

F

G

F

G

F

G F

G

Ecological Status

Chemical Status

Surface Water

Status

Lowest classed

substance

Lowest classed

element

Lowest classed

element

Lowest classed

element

F

G GH

M

Lowest of

chemical &

ecological status

7

“Body of surface water” means a discrete and significant element

of surface water such as a lake, a reservoir, a stream, river or

canal, part of a stream, river or canal, a transitional water or a

stretch of coastal water

The “water body” should be a coherent sub-unit in the river basin

(district) to which the environmental objectives of the directive

must apply. Hence, the main purpose of identifying “water

bodies” is to enable the status to be accurately described and

compared to environmental objectives

Definition of body of surface water

A body of surface water which

as a result of physical

alterations by human activity is

substantially changed in

character, as designated by the

Member State in accordance

with the provisions of Annex II.

Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB)

A body of surface water

created by human activity

Artificial water bodies (HMWB)

WFD Implementation Phases

Public

Participation

River Basin

Management Plan

Environmental

objectives

Gap

analysis

Programme

of Measures

Current

status of

waters

RBMP

update

Monitoring

ProgrammesInterim report on

implementation

status

Water issues revision

Implementation of

Programme of

Measures

Phases of implementation process:

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

CIS Guidances

• 29 Guidance documents (economy,

water bodies, typology, IMPRESS,

HMWB, Transitional and Coastal

Waters, Monitoring, Public

participation, GIS, RBM Planning,

Wetlands, Groundwater; ...)

• More than 10 technical reports

• WISE – Water Information System

A cooherent framework

Bathing Water

Directive

Birds Protection

Directive

Habitats

Directive

Seveso Directive

Pesticides

Directive

IPPC

Directive

Nitrates

Directive

Urban Waste

Water Directive

Env. Impact

Assessment Directive Sewage Sludge

Directive

Drinking Water

Directive

WFDobjectives

andprogramme of

measures

Blueprint Document

What is the Blueprint?

• The Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources presents

the policy response to the challengeslong-term aim: to ensure sufficient availability of good quality water for us

• Closely linked to EU 2020 Strategy and Resource Efficiency

Roadmap

Why a Blueprint?

• Improving the implementation of current EU water policy

• Fostering the integration of water and other policies

• When necessary, seeking the completion of the current policy

framework

Blueprint Document

Synthesis of policy recommendations

building on assessments

Nov 2012

Blueprint

To

Safeguard

EU Waters

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management Plans

Review

Water Scarcity

& Droughts Strategy

Climate Change

Vulnerability

& Adaptation

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management Plans

Review

Water Scarcity

& Droughts Strategy

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management Plans

Climate Change

Vulnerability

& Adaptation

Review

Water Scarcity

& Droughts Strategy

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management Plans

Review

Water Scarcity

& Droughts Strategy

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management Plans

Climate Change

Vulnerability

& Adaptation

Review

Water Scarcity

& Droughts

Strategy

Report on 2009

River Basin

Management

Plans

Outlook of

sustainability and

vulnerability of EU

water resources

« Fitness Check»

EU water

policy

instruments

Policy

Options

Impact Assessment

• ‘River basin’ means the area of land from which all surface run-off

flows through a sequence of streams, rivers and, possibly, lakes

into the sea at a single river mouth, estuary or delta.

• ‘River basin district’ means the area of land and sea, made up of

one or more neighboring river basins together with their

associated groundwaters and coastal waters, which is identified

under Article 3(1) as the main unit for management of river basins

River basin and River basin district

Basin Management Plans

Nehir Havzası Karakterizasyon Raporu

Nehir Havzası Bölgesi

Önemli Su Yönetimi Konuları Raporu

Önlemler Programı Nehir Havzası Yönetim Planı

Çevresel Hedefler(Diğer planların Entegrasyonu ile)

Su Kalitesi İzleme

NHYP

hazırlanacak

havza

Her bir su kütlesi için

“ilk” ve “son” (biyolojik

ve kimyasal) hedefleri

tanımlamak

-Gözetimsel,

-Operasyonel,

-Araştırıcı izleme,

-Korunan alan izlemesi

Bölgede ana su

yönetimi konuları,

yüzeysel ve YAS için

noktasal ve yayılı

kirlilikler kaynaklarına

dair baskı ve riskler

Taslak bir

NHYP,

halkın katılımı,

Korunan

alanlar,

Muafiyetler

Dahil

RBMP Process

Submit interim report onthe implementation to the

EC (Art. 15)

Revisedoverview of

significant waterissues

UpdateRBMP

Evaluate the first andprepare the second

period

Implement the programme of measures for

RBD

Assess currentstatus, analyse

preliminary gaps(Art.5-8)

Set upenvironmental

objectives (Art.4)

Establishmonitoring

programmes(Art.8)

Gap analysis

Develop River BasinManagement Plan

(RBMP) (Art. 13-25,App. VII)

Set up the programmeof measures for RDB

(Art. 11)

2012

2013

2015

2004

2006

2009

PublicParticipation (Art. 14)

Submit interim report onthe implementation to the

EC (Art. 15)

Revisedoverview of

significant waterissues

UpdateRBMP

Evaluate the first andprepare the second

period

Implement the programme of measures for

RBD

Assess currentstatus, analyse

preliminary gaps(Art.5-8)

Set upenvironmental

objectives (Art.4)

Establishmonitoring

programmes(Art.8)

Gap analysis

Develop River BasinManagement Plan

(RBMP) (Art. 13-25,App. VII)

Set up the programmeof measures for RDB

(Art. 11)

2012

2013

2015

2004

2006

2009

PublicParticipation (Art. 14)

Planning Process in Turkey

• Waste Water Treatment Action Plan

• River Basin Protection Action Plans

• River Basin Management Plans

AkarçayRBPAP

Büyük Menderes RBMP

WWTAP

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

DG Environmental Management

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

DG Environmental Management

Preparing Basin Management Plans

Aproach to basin-based solution instead of individual solution :

• River Basin Protection Action Plans are prepared, and they are

being implemented.

• River Basin Management Plans (WFD) are being prepared for 4

basins.

Integrated Water Resources Management

Water Resources Management

Water Management → Meeting demands

Basin Management (Classic Approach) → Max. water

security with minimum investment

• Meeting with increasing demands: Insufficient

• No demand management

• Protecting environment : Insufficient

• No participation

• Constant form

Integrated Water Resources Management

1977 Mar del Plata UN Water Conference: Integrated Water

Resources Management Concept

1992 Dublin Principles Principle No. 2 - Water development and

management should be based on a participatory approach,

involving users, planners and policy-makers at all levels

1992 Rio de Janeiro: Agenda 21 Chapter 18: Protection of the

quality and supply of freshwater resources: application of integrated

approaches to the development, management and use of water

resources

IWRM – Definition

A process which promotes the coordinated development and

management of water, land and related resources in order to

maximise economic and social welfare in an equitable

manner without compromising the sustainability of vital

ecosystems.

IWRM – Components

• Managing water at the basin

• Optimizing supply

• Managing demand

• Providing equitable access

• Establishing policy

• Intersectoral approach

IWRM – Relations to Subsectors

IWRM – Key Concepts

For policy-making and planning, taking an IWRM approach requires that:

water development and management takes into account the various uses of

water and the range of people’s water needs;

stakeholders are given a voice in water planning and management, with

particular attention to securing the involvement of women and the poor;

policies and priorities consider water resources implications, including the two-

way relationship between macroeconomic policies and water development,

management, and use;

water-related decisions made at local and basin levels are along the lines of, or

at least do not conflict with, the achievement of broader national objectives; and

water planning and strategies are incorporated into broader social, economic,

and environmental goals.

IWRM & Basin Management

A Basin Based

Structure, which all

participants will be

represented and be

closely involved with

decisions.

IMPLEMENTER

DECISION MAKER

EXPERTUSER

IWRM & Basin Management

Mining companies

Water supply company

NGOs

Sea defence

Institutional integration Sectoral integration

Scientific integration

EngineeringEconomyNatural

sciences

Social

sciences

Agriculture

Spatial

integration

International

National

Regional

Local

IWRM & WFD

• To develope an integrated policy for sustainable water management and to

iplement this policy in line with subsidiarity principle (Article 1 & 4)

• Member States shall ensure the appropriate administrative arrangements,

including the identification of the appropriate competent authority, for the

application of the rules of this Directive within each river basin district lying

within their territory. Each Member State shall ensure the appropriate

administrative arrangements, including the identification of the appropriate

competent authority, for the application of the rules of this Directive within the

portion of any international river basin district lying within its territory.(Article 3)

• It is necessary to develop an integrated Community policy on water. (Main

Objective)

• Member States should aim to achieve the objective of at least good water status

by defining and implementing the necessary measures within integrated

programmes of measures, taking into account existing Community requirements.

(Main Objective)

IWRM & WFD

Legal and administrative integration

• WFD as umbrella for other directives and regulations

• River Basin District chosen as logical unit of management

• Unification and harmonization of national water management legislation

• International harmonization and integration - the chalange of shared river

basins

• Cost Recovery and Equitable Charging

• Public participation

Hydrological cycle managed as a whole

• Surface and subsurface water

• Coastal and transitional waters

Water quality, quantity and aquatic environment

• Ecological and environmental objectives

Institutions in Turkey

Ministry of

Foreign Affairs

•Deputy GD

of Energy,

Water

&

Environment

Affairs

GD of State Hydraulic

Works

İlbank

Ministry of Forestry &

Water Affairs

•General Directorate of

Water Management

• GD of Nature

Conservation

& National Parks

•GD of Combating

Desertification

& Erosion

Ministry of Energy

&Natural Resources

•GD of Renewable

Energy

•GD of Energy Affairs

Ministry of Food,

Agriculture

& Livestock

•GD of Agriculture

Reform

•GD of Agricultural

Research & Policies

•GD of Fishery &

Fishery Products

Ministry of

Environment

& Urbanization

*GD of Spatial

Planning

•GD of Enviroment

Management

• GD of Enviromental

Impact Assesment

&Planning

•GD of Construction

Affairs

•GD of Infrastructure

Services

•GD of GIS

Ministry of

HealthMinistry of

Internal Affairs

•GD of Local

Authorities

•GD of

Provincial

administration

Prime Ministry

Disaster & Emergency Management Authority

Public Health

Agency of

Turkey

Disaster

& Emergency

Management

Center

GD of Mineral Research

& Exploration

Energy Market

Regulatory Authority

Ministry of

Developement

Ministry of

Culture

&Tourism

•GD of

Publicity

GD of Forestry

GD of

Meteorology

SUEN

GD of Natural Heritage

Legislation

Name of the Legislation Explanation

Communiqué on the Organization, Duties,

Working Principle and Procedures of Basin

Management Committees

O. G., Date: 18.06.2013 Number: 28681

Prime Ministry Circular on Water Management

Coordination Committee No:2012/7

O.G., Date: 20.03.2012 No:28239

New Established Organisations

Conclusions

• WFD to be implemented

• IWRM is essential for reaching objectives

• Various uses should be taken account

• Not just supply management, but also demand management

• Water management is a process