Other CIS Documents
In addition to the fourteen guidance documents, a
number of other documents have been produced under the CIS to support
implementation of the WFD. These include, reports on the outcomes of
testing the guidance documents in the Pilot River Basins, technical
reports, papers and information sheets. A brief summary and links to
these documents are provided below.
Environmental Objectives Paper (2005)
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This document describes the environmental objectives in
Article 4 of the WFD and discusses their implications. It also
identifies the general benefits and
costs of achieving the objectives. A number of key issues and messages
are identified and discussed. Practical examples from Member States
about current thinking in relation to environmental objectives and
exemptions presented at the workshop on ‘Environmental Objectives and
Exemptions’, Berlin, May 2005 are also presented. |
Principles and Communication of the
results of the first analysis under the Water Framework Directive (2004)
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This document proposes to build a common understanding
between the participants in the Common Implementation Strategy of the
principals behind, and strategies for effectively communicating the
results of, the first Article 5 analysis and is based on the some
initial experiences emerging from the analysis. The document also goes
some way to put the results of the analysis into a wider context and
clarifies outcomes resulting from the analysis. |
Pilot River Basin Outcome Report -
Testing of Article 5 Related Guidance Documents (2005)
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A network of 15 PRBs was established in order to test
and cross validate the Guidance Documents produced by the CIS. The
first phase of testing was carried during 2003-2004. The main
objectives of the testing exercise were to determine whether the
guidance responded to the needs of the PRBs and to test whether the
inter-linkages between the guidance documents were sufficiently developed. This report constitutes to the first synthesis of results
from the integrated testing of the guidance documents related to Art.
5. |
Pilot River Basin Outcome Report
(2005)
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During the PRB exercise, two reports for Phase 1a and 1b
were produced; these documents are available on CIRCA.
These documents covered the main aims and the structure chosen for the
PRB exercise, and were merged after the completion of Phase 1b. The new
document reports on the overall experiences, outcomes, conclusions and
recommendations coming from the PRB exercise. |
Reporting Concept Paper (2003)
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This paper introduces the reporting requirements of the
WFD and summarises all existing reporting requirements. The purpose of
reporting, and the uses to which the information supplied can be put,
are discussed. The paper identifies the opportunities for sharing data
and information and the principals of a shared and accessible European
water information management system are outlined. The potential for
coherence with other reporting mechanisms is also examined. This
document is the conceptual basis for the development of the Water
Information System for Europe (WISE). |
Key Issues and Research Needs under
the Water Framework Directive – Phase 1 (2005)
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During the preparation of the new working programme of
the CIS in 2004, it was recognised that key issues arising from the
preparation of Article 5 reports should be considered in the future
activities in the CIS process. It was deemed that waiting for the
Article 5 reports and then carrying out analysis would be a lengthy and
practically difficult process, so the ‘activity on key issues and
research needs’ obtained the relevant information through a
questionnaire to European countries. The main aim of the first activity
was to identify issues that merit action at EU level through the CIS
process. The background document ‘Information exchange on WFD key
issues and research needs’ further expands the methods and results of
the activity. |
Groundwater technical reports
Within the CIS framework, the working group on
Groundwater Body Characterisation and monitoring was established in
order to exchange information and experiences on groundwater issues
covered by the WFD. This was achieved through a series workshops and
the development of technical reports gathering the participants
experiences. Three reports were produced during this period. These
reports summarise the technical information already provided in other
guidance documents in relation to groundwater body characterisation,
groundwater risk assessment and groundwater monitoring. Each document
includes examples of practices presented at the national, regional and
Pilot River Basin levels by participants.
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Groundwater Characterisation Report (2004) |
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Ground Water Risk Assessment (2004) |
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Ground Water Monitoring Report (2004) |
Groundwater monitoring is also discussed in the
following paper prepared by the European
Commission Groundwater
monitoring in the context of EU legislation: reality and integration
needs.
Economics
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