water innovation, water challenges, UK, Slovenia, Netherlands, Spain

1. The EIP Water "auction" - connecting
water innovation demand and supply
Four EU Member States Water Directors (Spain, The
Netherlands, Slovenia, UK) present their water
management challenges and EIP Water Action Groups and
the audience respond with innovative proposals.
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain

2. Spanish water challenges
Concepción Marcuello
General Directorate for Water
Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain

3. INNOVATION ADRESSING DROUGHTS
1. AS MUCH RELIABLE AND AVAILABLE NEAR DATA AS POSSIBLE: Technologies from
multiple sources; help improved assessments of water resources and uses thus
better drought identification and characterization (incl. in a changing climate).
Better knowledge of efficiency of demand-based measures.
2. SECURING HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE: O&M of the structure in normal and risk
scenarios; water and sediment management for improved water quality and
ecosystem status in order to prevent major drought impacts.
3. REINFORCING ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES: Inter-connecting water from
different sources in the same network; more intensive use of by innovative
technologies providing safe quality standards according to the use and with a low
energy requirement.
4. MAKING WIDER USE OF ECONOMIC POLICY INSTRUMENTS: In particular right
pricing mechanisms; extended agricultural insurance; water trading
5. TOWARDS A HYDROECONOMIC WATER ACCOUNTING SYSTEM: Improving the use
of the capabilities of DSSs in order to allocate water to uses and the environment
under different scenarios taking into account the economic value of water.

4. Dutch water challenges
Jan Busstra
Water Director, The Netherlands
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain

5. 1. Still major challenges to comply to Water Framework Directive (WFD) in
the Netherlands
• High density of waterways and high pressure from agriculture
• Many innovations (M€ 70) but large scale implementation is major bottleneck….
2. Sophisticated balance between carrot and stick!
• Combined forces of government and sector (mainly by covenants)
• No discharges of nutrients and CPP’s by greenhouse horticulture in 2027
• Deltaplan Agriculture and Water management
• But, also law enforcement
3. E = MC2:
• New clever and feasible Measures for farmers and horticulturists are available
• Creating urgency for implementation by Communication: What is in it for me?
• Dialogue at the kitchen table
• Demonstration sites and charismatic front runners accepted by mainstream farmer
• New economic incentives
• Farmers and horticulturists must see Effects, of their efforts

6. Slovenian water challenges
Ms. Darja Stanič Racman
Water Director, Slovenia
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain

7. Water monitoring – challenges from the perspective of the river basin authority
1. Monitoring as a vital element of effective water management
• Monitoring  pressures and impact analysis
• Consistency of different monitoring streams (emissions, drinking water, HM,
meteorology, etc.)
• Optimal monitoring? MMM
2. Adequate confidence and precision of monitoring data
• Status  pressures  impact
• Still developing methods to monitor all pressures (HM, pollutants…)
• Multiple stressors  significant pressure  effective measure
3. Technical challenges
• Methods, equipment, cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, etc.
4. Data management
• Loads of data  informing right target groups, the right way at the right time
• From paper reports to IoT

8. Water challenges of the UK
Sonia Phippard
Water Director, United Kingdom
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain

9.  Challenge presented by difficult-to-treat chemical
micropollutants in wastewater from domestic sources;
 Sewage treatment is essential utility but much relies on
old technology;
 As well as meeting sanitary and nutrient standards, we
need sewage treatment which is:
 Affordable, energy-efficient, minimises hazardous
waste streams, effectively treats chemical
micropollutants…
 …and which may need to address antimicrobial
resistance if wastewater found to be important route.