WORKSHOP RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN 29 MAY 2018, MINSK

EUROPEAN UNION WATER INITIATIVE PLUS
FOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
WORKSHOP RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN
29 MAY 2018, MINSK

EU MEMBER STATES CONSORTIUM:
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP (EaP) COUNTRIES:
BELARUS MOLDOVA UKRAINEARMENIA AZERBAIJAN GEORGIA
AUSTRIA FRANCE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS:
Main objective: to improve the management of water resources

RESULT 3
Stakeholders
involvement Communication
RESULT 2
River Basin
Management
Planning
Data
management
Monitoring &
laboratories
Result 1: Legal and regulatory framework
improved in line with the EU Water
Framework Directive (WFD), Integrated
Water Resources Management and
Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
Result 2: River Basins Management Plans
designed and implemented in line with
the EU WFD principles, from pilot basin
to country scale.
Result 3: Stakeholder involvement and
communication
Lessons learnt regularly collected,
shared and communicated to
stakeholders.
RESULT 1
National Policy
Dialogue
Legislative and
regulatory reform
Capacity
Building

EUWI+ activities in Belarus
 Support the refinement of Dnieper RBMP according to TKP and WFD
requirements;
 Support to the RBMP development of Pripyat RB;
 Support a sustainable RBMP team for the elaboration of future RBMP
and future cycles incl. TKP improvement, guidelines production for
different subjects;
 Establish stakeholders’ involvement mechanisms and public
consultation procedure during RBM Planning in Pripyat RB;
 Structure and valorise data to support RBMP, improvement of
geographical referential, support to indicators production.

29 May 2018, Minsk
Agenda
• Background information, comparison Belarus /
France
• Feedback from French experience about
RBMP implementation
• River Basin Management Planning process
illustration

Waters of River Basin Management Plan

AQUATICENVIRONMENT
Uses,functionsandperceptions
Commodity  Water resources (agriculture,
drinking water, industry)
 Energy
 Conchyliculture, fishery
 Aggregates
 Transport by inland waterways
 Professional fishing…
Economic exploitation
Watershed drain  Flood transfer
 Treated water transfer…
Transferability
enhancement
Landscape,
leisures
 Landscape organisation
 Nautical leisures
 Leisure fishing
 Walks…
Living environment
protection
Ecosystem  Biodiversity
 Free services…
Natural environment
protection
Meeting the needs, keeping the balance

Different governance places and plans affect water. One River Basin Management
Plan (RBMP) for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Water
Land use,
Transport,
urbanism Economy,
Agriculture,
Industry,
Fishfarm,
Tourism, etc
Energy
BiodiversityClimate
Flood
Health

Fundations of a water policy
Planning tools
Political overview
Knowledge
Steady economic
process
Administrative
management
Technical
management
Project
owners
Awareness
actors
Governance

What is a River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)?
• An holistic and integrated approach for water resources
management and aquatic ecosystems,
• In order to improve population health, water resources and
ecosystems, to foster development, and consistency of
sectoral policies.
• A planning document, developed in accordance with an
established methodology, elaborated with public
participation, and respect to local beliefs,
• A non-technical and clear document with a legal scope for
decision makers and to enhancing awareness.
• Content: characterisation of River Basin (pressures, status);
diagnosis and main issues; trends and objectives;
programme of measures and dashboard.

France
552,000 km²
66 million inhabitants

1992 Water Law created River Basin Management Masterplan and River Basin
Management Plan (2 nested scales) to:
• Set fundamental trend necessary to a water well-balanced management
• Take into account main plans defined by local authorities
• Define qualitative and quantitative objectives and the way to reach them
History of RBMP in Loire-Britanny Basin

First River Basin Management Masterplan, 1996
(100 pages)
Example of a fundamental commitment:
« Following the improvement of river quality »
Measure : reduction of phosphorus discharge > 2000
inhabitants (8 kg/day)
Target : « Sèvre Nantaise » river, maximal phosphorus
concentration = 0,2 mg/l , minimum flow = 0,58 m3/s
(before uses reduction)

21st April 2004 Law
1992-RBMP  WFD-RBMP
WFD implementation in France
Water Framework Directive
2000
3rd January
1992 water law
SDAGE
SAGE

Second River Basin Management Masterplan
First River Basin Management Plan WFD-
compliant, cycle 2010-2015
(350 pages, 2 public consultations)

Third River Basin Management Masterplan
Second River Basin Management Plan WFD-
compliant, cycle 2016-2021
(550 pages, 2 public consultations)

Fourth River Basin Management Masterplan
Third River Basin Management Plan WFD-
compliant, last cycle 2021-2027
(work in progress)

RBMP development steps (under the
Water Framework Directive)
1. Characterisation of River Basin incl. water bodies
delineation
2. Pressures and impact of human activities on
water ressources
3. Identification and mapping of protected areas
4. Monitoring programme
5. Objectives
6. Economic analysis
7. Programme of measures
= River Basin Management Plan

RBMP: In the planning process
River basin
characterisation
Plan
implementation
and follow up
Main issues and
objectives
Programme of
measures
New
planning
cycle
Data management
Stakeholders' involvement
Monitoring program

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Institutional framework
National legislation
District delineation; competent authorities;
administrative set-up; coordination
Programme of Measures
Measure
works
Measure
worksMeasure
rules
Measure
governance
Measure
knowledge
Measure
rules
Measure
rules Measure
governance
Measure
governance
Measure
knowledge
Measure
knowledge
Measure
awareness
Measure
awarenessMeasure
awareness
Monitoring and status
assessment
Environmental objectives
Implementation of
measures
Publicparticipation&stakeholderinvolvement
Basin characterisation;
pressures/impact analysis;
economic analysis
WaterInformationSystem
Measure
worksMeasure
works
Measure
works

Hydrographic organisation
FR: 7 main hydrographic basins with
river basin management masterplans
180 river basin management plans
BY: 5 main hydrographic basins

ID Criteria Belarus France
1 Area (order of magnitude in km²) 207,600 550,000
2 Population (order of magnitude in
millions) 9.5 67
3
Total renewable water resources per
inhabitant (order of magnitude in
m3/inhabitant/year)
6,100 3,000
4 Agreement with European Union / State Member
5 RBMP in Law Included in Water Code 2014 Included in Water Law 1992
6 Number of Hydrographic Districts defined
in the law (and average area) 5 (41,500 km²) 7 (78,600 km²)
7 Basin councils Water Code 2014 Water law 1964
8 In charge of RBMPs elaboration Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Minprirody
Ministry in charge of Environment
and Water Agencies
9 In charge of RBMPs approval Oblasts executive committees after
Basin Council’s advice
Prefect (local state representative)
after Basin Committees’ advice
10 RBMPs developed 1 7 (3rd generation) with legal scope
11 RBMP implementation To be strengthened On-going
12 RBMP duration Water Code art. 15, implementation
period of RBMP: 5 to 10 years
Water Framework DIrective:
6 years cycle
13 RBMP National guidelines Technical Code of Good Practice
(TKP) Many national guidelines
14 National /basin Water Information
System
State water cadaster mentioned in
water code but not integrated and
not on line
http://www.eaufrance.fr/
15 Stakeholders’ involvement To be developed 2 consultations per RBMP-WFD cycle
16 Thematic leaders defined Defined Defined in each water agency

ID Criteria Belarus France
1 Area (order of magnitude in km²) 207,600 550,000
2 Population (order of magnitude in
millions) 9.5 67
3
Total renewable water resources per
inhabitant (order of magnitude in
m3/inhabitant/year)
6,100 3,000
4 Agreement with European Union / State Member
5 RBMP in Law Included in Water Code 2014 Included in Water Law 1992
6 Number of Hydrographic Districts defined
in the law (and average area) 5 (41,500 km²) 7 (78,600 km²)
7 Basin councils Water Code 2014 Water law 1964
8 In charge of RBMPs elaboration Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Minprirody
Ministry in charge of Environment
and Water Agencies
9 In charge of RBMPs approval Oblasts executive committees after
Basin Council’s advice
Prefect (local state representative)
after Basin Committees’ advice
10 RBMPs developed 1 7 (3rd generation) with legal
scope
11 RBMP implementation To be strengthened On-going
12 RBMP duration
Water Code art. 15,
implementation period of
RBMP: 5 to 10 years
Water Framework
Directive:
6 years cycle
13 RBMP National guidelines Technical Code of Good Practice
(TKP) Many national guidelines
14 National /basin Water Information
System
State water cadaster mentioned in
water code but not integrated and
not on line
http://www.eaufrance.fr/
15 Stakeholders’ involvement To be developed
2 consultations per
RBMP-WFD cycle
16 Thematic leaders defined Defined Defined in each water agency

WFD annex VII TKP 17.06-14-2017 (33140)
1 Characterisation
Characteristics of the river basin
An administrative-territorial map-layout of the
river basin
Map of river basin delineation and
sub-basin breakdown
Map of surface water bodies
(location and boundaries)
identification (delineation) of surface water
bodies with the definition of the finite number
of the water bodies of the river basin, for
which anthropogenic loads shall be estimated
Map of the ecoregions and surface
water body types
Identification of reference
conditions for the surface water
body types
Measures to define the ecological status of
surface water bodies (or parts thereof)
Map of groundwater bodies
(location and boundaries)
identification (delineation) of groundwater
bodies with the definition of the finite number
of the water bodies of the river basin, for
which anthropogenic loads shall be estimated

2 Pressures assessment
Identification of ecological problems of the river basin and ways to
solve them
Point and dispersed (diffuse) sources of polluting surface water
and groundwater
Water economic balances
Results of studies on the promising use of water resources
Evaluation of pressures on
quantitative status,
abstractions for domestic
uses
Characteristics of household and domestic water use within the
river basin (volumes, intra-annual distribution and dynamics of
water extraction (intake), water consumption per capita, losses
and unaccounted water expenditures, etc.)
Evaluation of point source
pollution: domestic
Characteristics of household and domestic water use within the
river basin (volumes, intra-annual distribution and dynamics of
water discharges
Surface water bodies at risk from pollution by wastewater
discharges
abstractions for industrial
uses
Characteristics of industrial use of water resources and water
bodies in the river basin (volumes, annual distribution and
dynamics of water extraction, etc.)
pollution: industrial
Characteristics of industrial use of water resources and water
bodies in the river basin (wastewater discharges, etc.)

abstractions for irrigation
pollution: agriculture
A map-layout of point pollution sources of livestock farms
(complexes), facilities for storing fertilizers
Evaluation of diffuse source
pollution: crops, livestock,
etc
Characteristics of agricultural use of the territory within the river
basin (the area and types of agricultural lands; the specific weight
of crop production and livestock in the volume of gross
agricultural production; data on the types of fertilizers and
chemical protection products used; information on the facilities
for storage and disposal of chemical plant protection products;
characteristics of livestock facilities; information on irrigation
fields with wastewater with an assessment of compliance with the
established irrigation standards, etc.)
Summary of land use A map-layout of land use (land types)
Analysis of other impacts of
human activity on water
status
Characteristics of transport use of water bodies of the river basin
(navigable ways and their parameters, etc.)
Characteristics of the use of water resources for energy purposes
Recreational load on surface water bodies
Hydromorphological changes of surface water bodies

3 Identification and mapping of protected
areas:
Data on protected areas (territories)
Water protection zones and coastal strips
- Drinking water abstraction for human
consumption,
Sanitary protection zones for drinking
water sources
- economically significant species (fish,
shells),
- bathing waters,
- vulnerable zones (nitrates from
agriculture),
- sensitive areas (nutrients from
treatment plants),
- special areas of conservation
(habitats),
Specially protected natural areas
- special protection areas (birds)

4 Monitoring
Monitoring of surface water and monitoring of
groundwater, including the layout of the state network of
observation (monitoring) points over the status of surface
water and groundwater and proposals for optimization
thereof
Map of the monitoring network
A map-layout of the location of observation points over the
status of surface water
A map-layout of the location of observation points over the
status of groundwater
A map-layout for optimizing the observation points over the
status of surface water and of groundwater
Map of the results of the
monitoring programmes for
surface water
A map-layout of ecological status of surface water bodies
groundwater (chemical and
quantitative)
protected areas

5 Environmental objectives definition
List of the environmental objectives for surface
waters, groundwater and protected areas
Justification of deadlines extension to achieve
the objectives
Justification of less stringent environmental
objectives
Justification for Heavy Modified Water Bodies
designation
6 Economic analysis
Summary of the economic analysis of water
use (Article 5 and Annex III)

7 Programme of measures
Summary of the programmes of measures
(incl. measures costing):
Activities (measures) aimed at
improving the ecological status of
surface water bodies (or parts thereof).
Priority (first-order) measures, the
implementation of which will help
maintaining the "good" or "excellent"
ecological status of water bodies and
progressive reduction of the negative
impact on water bodies
Summary of the measures required to
implement Community legislation
Report on practical steps and measures to
apply the principle of cost recovery
Summary of the measures taken to meet
the requirements of Article 7 (abstraction
for drinking water)
Summary of the controls on abstraction and
impoundment of water

Summary of the controls adopted for point
source discharges and other activities
Identification of the cases where direct
discharges to groundwater have been
authorised
Summary of the measures on priority
substances (article 16)
Summary of the measures taken to prevent
or reduce the impact of accidental pollution
incidents
Summary of the measures for water bodies
which are unlikely to achieve the objectives
Additional measures, the
implementation of which will improve
the ecological status of those surface
water bodies that are at risk of not
achieving the "good" ecological status
Details of the supplementary measures
Details of the measures taken to avoid
increase in pollution of marine waters

Governance
8 Register and summary of any more
detailed programmes and management
plans
Data on the socio-economic development
of the river basin territory, including
changes in the population, plans and
programmes for the development of
industrial and agricultural sectors,
environment protection, etc
9 Summary of the public information and
consultation measures taken, results and
impacts on the plan
10 List of competent authorities defined
11 Contact points and procedures for
obtaining the background documentation
and information

Recommendations
• RBMP content to enlarge in addition to TKP:
– Economic analysis
– Objectives
– Programme of measures (prioritizing of measures,
check, responsibility, and follow-up),
• RBMP legal scope to be defined
• River Basin Management Plan duration to be
defined
• Stakeholders’ involvement to develop

RBMP: Economic analysis
Economic analysis - part 1
– Economic weights by relevant water uses, socio-economic
issues, main trends
– Water prices by sector and by territory
– Funding (investment, maintenance) by sector
– Preliminary cost-recovery assessment
Economic analysis - part 2
– Programme of measures costing
– Environmental benefits and cost-effectiveness for selecting
measures
Specific workshop on September 2018

RBMP: Broaden the objectives
• Environmental objectives for surface water bodies (good ecological and
chemical status) and groundwater bodies (good qualitative and
quantitative status)
• Environmental objectives for protected areas
• River Basin targets for water-related Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), protocole for water and health and/or international plans
• Specific water-related objectives from National strategies, sectoral policies
and/or plans
• Specific water-related objectives from Basin Council’s will and/or basin
consultation

RBMP: legal scope
• RBMP is effective against administrative acts;
• RBMP is effective against third parties;
• Sectoral plans are consistent and/or compliant with RBMP;
• Land management is consistent and/or compliant with RBMP;
• RBMP defines areas to be protected;
• To be funded, a project must be consistent and/or compliant
with the RBMP;
• Etc.

Belarusian feedback
• Mr Vladimir KORNEEV, CRICUWR

How to motivate someone to do something?
• Regulation (incl. Controls)
• Financial incentive (fees, subsidies)
• Awareness, voluntary actions
• Soft wiring, media coverage
Levers for RBMP implementation

State
Water agencies
NGO
Various stakeholders
Regulation
Financial incentive
Media coverage
Awareness
To force
To check
To punish
Multi-year program
Objectives
Action sheets
From schools
To fields
Action to improve
image
How to motivate someone to do something?

Financial flows: Water agency financial incentive
Charges, fees
Financial
assistance
Municipalities Industry Farmers
Operating costs
Assessment
Monitoring
Abstraction
Pollution
Water agency
Budget
financial incentive

Charges, fees
Financial
assistance
Municipalities Industry Farmers
Operating costs
Assessment
Monitoring
Abstraction
Pollution
Water agency
Budget
financial incentive
Balanced budget between fees and subisidies

financial incentive
to change behaviours

At present, 7 categories of fees
1 - Charges from water pollution
From industrial activities
From livestock
From towns
First fees (1969)

At present, 7 categories of fees
1 - Charges from water pollution
From industrial activities
From livestock
From towns
First fees (1969)
Average price in France for
households:
4 €/m3 including 0,5 € fees

2 - Tax for modernization of wastewater collection networks
– From urban wastewater
– From industrial wastewater
3 – Charges from pesticides
(3 levels regarding pesticides toxicity)
7 categories of fees

4 – Charges from surface water and groundwater withdrawals
For drinking water
For factories
For hydro power
For irrigation
For canals supply
First fees (1969)

5 – Tax from water storage in reservoirs during low water period
storage > 1 million m3
6 – Tax from dams
height over 5 meters
7 - Tax for the protection of the aquatic environment
On freshwater fishing

80% from municipalities (households)

30% for municipalities (households)

Project
owners
Regulation Budget
Information about
the form of the subsidies:
works, territory, subsidies rate
Eligibility
Payment of the subsidies
Project
How to reallocate fees?
River basin
management plan
Checking
Five-year programme (subsidies scheme)
approved by basin committee

Users directory
Sustainable funding strategy
Water solidarity
Water fees
Environmental benefits
funding
Ability to pay
Existing plans
Users self-financing
time
complexity

Some subsidized projects
Wastewater treatment
Small sanitation

Industrial wastewater treatment

Manure
treatment

Consultative & decision-
making bodies

Farmers training
Photos : Communauté de communes du Pays de
Lesneven et de la Côte de Légende
Analysis
Technical demonstration
Farm implements
demonstration

Hedges and banks
implementation

Photo : Communauté de communes
du Pays de Chateaulin et du Porzay
Wetlands management
22 avril 2009
Photo : CEVA
Kervigen swamp (Brittany)

Stormwater management facilities

Keralle river (Brittany)
Height : 3 m, width : 6 m
Ecological and sedimental continuity
Photos : Syndicat Mixte
de Production et de
Transport d’eau de l’Horn

Weir mill :
achievment of a
by-pass river
Ecological continuity
Photos : FDAAPPMA 22

BEFORE AFTER
Habitats diversification for trout (Arguenon river basin)
Photos : FDAAPPMA 22

Re-naturation of Goas Lagorn river
(Brittany)
Before : piped
river
During achievement
After

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