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Draft River Basin Management Plan & Programmes of Measures Workshop

Draft River Basin Management Plan & Programmes of Measures Workshop. Public Authorities Forum June 2008. 1. 1. Monitor water bodies. Classify their “status”. This is a complex process ! What objectives apply ? Which pressures ? What are key risk factors ? What are technical options ?

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Draft River Basin Management Plan & Programmes of Measures Workshop

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  1. Draft River Basin Management Plan & Programmes of Measures Workshop Public Authorities Forum June 2008 1 1

  2. Monitor water bodies Classify their “status” This is a complex process ! What objectives apply ? Which pressures ? What are key risk factors ? What are technical options ? What are the most cost effective measures ? What is a realistic timeframe for implementation ? POMS Studies Default Objectives Set Objectives Programmes of Measures River Basin Management Process Implement Review performance Source: Dr C Byrne DEHLG

  3. Draft River Basin Management Plan Progress • Status – EPA workshops, interim status June (SERBD) • Risk assessment – replace/update or remove Art 5 tests, decisions to be agreed June (SERBD) • Programme of Measures – POMS workshop, output pro forma, template for possible measures table agreed and populated June (WRBD) • Plans and programmes – collation of relevant plans and programmes July (ShiRBD) • Objectives and exemptions – scoping commencing, links to economics guidance September (SWRBD/Goodbody) • Action Programme – River Basin Management System roll out & trialing of management units, populated by local authorities September (ERBD) • Status, objectives (and exemptions) and programmes of measures – key decisions and draft plan text progressing June (NS Share) • Further text and layouts and report tool – to be completed under new project September (NS 2).

  4. Programmes of Measures Workshop Focussed supplementary measures where basic measures not enough Other prescribed basic measures e.g. New controls on dangerous substance discharges, abstractions and physical modifications Source: Dr C Byrne DEHLG

  5. Programmes of Measures Workshop Technical POMS Studies → Possible Measures Basic Measures • EU directives and national laws for a range of water issues • Must be done – enforcement is a key part of the programme • Regulations can be updated and strengthened. Supplementary or additional • Target problems were we need to go further than basic measures – therefore may apply in selected waters • Prioritised to use resources efficiently • Include codes of practice, voluntary agreements, economic instruments, education and awareness, monitoring and research, additional water quality standards.

  6. Programmes of Measures Workshop Technical POMS Studies → Possible Measures Nine technical POMS studies, • On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems • Forest and Water • Freshwater Morphology • Municipal & Industrial Regulation • Dangerous Substances • Marine Morphology • Abstraction Pressures • Groundwater Risk from Diffuse Mobile Organics • Urban Pressures.

  7. Programmes of Measures Workshop Pro Forma • Monitoring of water bodies – e.g. criteria used in RAT for freshwater morphological impacts. • Classification of water body status and establishing default objectives – e.g. environmental standards for river flow to maintain sustainable abstractions, environmental quality standards for relevant substances. • Setting objectives • What are the risks to achieving the default objective by 2015? • What will relevant basic measures contribute to objective? • How should relevant basic measures be modified/optimised? • With regard to new obligatory regulations/controls – what is the required scope? What thresholds are needed? • What types of additional supplementary measures are judged necessary for each pressure type to achieve the default objectives? • What is the technical feasibility of putting technical solutions in place to meet default objectives by 2015? If not by 2015, when will achievement be feasible? • What are the rough costs of putting the various technical solutions in place? • What is the combined impact of all identified measures likely to be on achieving objectives?

  8. Programmes of Measures Workshop On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems • Amend Building Regulations • Implement targeted programme of inspection and enforcement • (applying codes of practice and other legislation) for both existing and new systems, • supported by risk mapping, • registration system and certification by qualified assessors. • Use the GIS risk mapping /decision support system to prioritise the locations to be targeted for work on inspections and maintenance and on assessment of new planning applications • Prepare a register of OSWTS and apply a database and action tracking system, with quality controlled certification of septic tank system functionality • Establish certified panel of experts for site investigation and certification of installed system • Grants for system upgrades?

  9. Programmes of Measures Workshop Forest and Water • Forestry Act requirement to replant should be altered • Aerial Fertilisation regulations needs to be referenced into Forestry and Aerial Fertilisation Guidelines • Updating acid sensitive areas map and boundary conditions • Existing forestry- new Guidance for Harvesting of older forestry • Coup felling size • Timing of operations • Establishment of buffer zones • Guidance document for sensitive areas • Suite of 38 measures to be used for existing forested catchments will form basis of new guidance document

  10. Programmes of Measures Workshop Freshwater Morphology • Licensing/authorisation system necessary • Morphology measures tool kit • Enhancement schemes for channelisation • Removal of barriers (identified by expert judgement) • Enhancement schemes for over-grazing (identified by expert judgement) • Voluntary initiatives – wetlands projects • Education campaigns

  11. Programmes of Measures Workshop Municipal & Industrial Regulation • UWWT Regs and WWTP licensing • Regulations should be aligned with arrangements put in place to implement the requirements of the WFD • i.e. monitoring requirements in the UWWD Regs should refer to water bodies at risk • Management systems should be implemented and audited • The use of decision tools to inform planners and regulators i.e. SIMCAT

  12. Programmes of Measures Workshop Dangerous Substances • IPPC, PPP and Dangerous Substances Regs – transposing EC leg • New EQS • License review • National Dangerous Substances Awareness Campaign – septic tank advise, support for environmentally friendly products, better labelling schemes • Effluent characterisation to investigate the treatment of dangerous substances in WWTP • Further investigations into leachate constitution and its treatment • Further study on background levels is also required • Continued Pesticide usage surveys – better access to DAFF databases

  13. Programmes of Measures Workshop Marine Morphology • Complex legislative framework – recent transfers of responsibilities between government departments • ICZM • Good environmental practice guidance containing mitigation measures

  14. Programmes of Measures Workshop Abstraction Pressures SW • Modern abstractions law - comprehensive abstraction register/planning structure (roles/responsibilities)/licensing program/thresholds for registration and licensing/thresholds for abstraction volume • Plumbing code for water conservation • Water charging? • Water conservation - residential/commercial/industrial/water re-use • Reduce unaccounted for water loss (leaks) • Rainwater harvesting • Alter abstraction timing • Conjunctive use of water resources • New storage tanks/reservoirs • Alternative sources (and infrastructure) • Restrict development GW • New legislation (e.g., Water Resources Act)

  15. Programmes of Measures Workshop Groundwater Risk from Diffuse Mobile Organics • Registration/surveys/inventories – local authorities, national institutions, industry, golf courses • Reporting, auditing of sales and usage • Use and disposal of pesticides within Source Protection Zones • GW monitoring • Mapping of cropping patterns • Research: • Degradation rates in Irish soils • Bypass flow • Poorly productive aquifers

  16. Programmes of Measures Workshop Urban Pressures Soft Measures: • Change design codes – design constraints, source protection zones, SUDS • Enforcement (staffing) • Complete qualitative status assessment • Work is needed to document and quantify urban pollution, involving: • Monitoring (existing, new) • Targeted studies (e.g., road runoff, SUDS, sewer exfiltration) Hard Measures: • Change infrastructure - rehabilitation/replacement needs are considerable • Long-term (decades) implementation

  17. Programmes of Measures Workshop Other Supporting Studies: • High Status Sites • Water Balance Model & Flow Duration Curve Tool • Setting Chemical Water Quality Standards • Heavily Modified Water Bodies & Artificial Water Bodies • how does the study assist: • the technical work undertaken on pressures by the POMS studies • monitoring / classification / objective-setting

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