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Establishment of the Environmental Quality Standards for water and Strengthening of Regional and District Environmental Offices for implementation of water controls and monitoring. Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01. regions participating in the project. Composition of the Italian partnership: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Establishment of the Environmental Quality Standards for water and Strengthening of Regional and
District Environmental Offices for implementation of water controls
and monitoring
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
regions participating in the project
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Composition of the Italian partnership:Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Department of Community Policies:
coordinating organisationAgency for Co-operation of Local Authorities : contracting organisationNational Health Institute ISS: setting EQS, risk assessment
Monitoring and reporting - Setting EQSAPAT : Italian National Agency for Protection of EnvironmentARPA Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Veneto: regional agencies for EP
Authorisations and controls:Provinces of Turin, Piacenza, Cremona, Mantua, Modena - Po Valley co-ordination
Databases and networking:CSI Piemonte: Agency for Information Technology of Piedmont PAsAdditional support for:
WBMP and WPP:Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto Regional Administrations
Water Resources Management:SMAT: Metro Water Agency of Turin District
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Management system of water resources
RegionalAdminstrations
Provinces
Municipalities
Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Enterprises
Regional Environmental Protection Agency
(A.R.P.A.)
National Environmental Protection Agency.
(A.P.A.T.)
Ministry of Environment Other Ministries
Provincial Depts. of A.R.P.A.
River Basin Authority
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Tasks Slovak institutions Italian institutionsEvaluation of status, summary data, reporting
SHMU – VUVH – SVP - Inspection
APAT, ARPA, Regional Administrations
RBMP and water basin protection plans
SVP Regional Administrations with Basin Authority
Water supply and sewer plans
Regional Environmental Offices
Regional and Provincial Administrations
Permission (storing, discharges, works)
Regional and District Environmental Offices
Provinces with technical support of ARPAs
Imposition of measures to reduce pollution and penalties
Regional and District Environmental Offices
Provinces with technical support of ARPAs
IPPC Environmental InspectorateRegional and District Environmental Offices
Provinces with technical support of ARPAs
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Some sector specific details:1. EQS and the assessment of Water Body at risk
of attainment Environment Objectives2. Water Chemical Quality : priority pollutants ,
EQS and emission limits3. RBMP : Water Protection Plan, Environment
Objectives, Monitoring & Controls4. Central and District Organisation: permits,
controls, reference labs, information obligation and reporting
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
• Overlapping responsibilities among different authorities
• Capacity Building • Cost Benefit of Monitoring&Controls
networks and procedures• Information System and Public Awareness
Major Challenges to meet EU environmental acquis
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
•General– Enforce the Monitoring and Control as a Tool supporting water
protection measures in the RBMP– Strengthen the institutional capacity by integrating competences
and functions•Specific
– Ensure guidance and counselling in the process of reorganisation :• the implementation of monitoring, prevention and control activities for
priority pollutants• supporting the Slovak Ministry of the Environment in reorganisation at
central and district level• optimise cost benefits information and data acquisition, management
and reporting
Objectives
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Implementation of Support Activities related to priority pollutants
Strengthening of Monitoring, Prevention and Control Activities
Water Quality Objectives: Integration in RBMP through Water Quality Protection Plan
Proposed strategy
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Combined Approach
Water Body+
Discharge Limits
COMMPS IPPC, EPER Priority Pollutants EQS definition Chem. Status Discharge Limits: focus on risk
PROGRMMES INTEGRATION Permits Inspections Controls Monitoring : Water Quality
Proposed strategy
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
INTEGRATION COMPETENT BODIES
Coherent programmes
TERRITORIAL LEVEL
Central Regional Local
Sharing knowledge
Common vision Reduction of costs
Proposed strategy
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Monitoring, Prevention and Control Strengthening
Priority Pollutants EQS
Emission and Discharge Limits
Monitoring&Control networks and procedures in River Basin Districts
Authorisation&Permit territorial organisation
Central Districts and Regional Official
RIVERBASINMANAGEMENTPLAN
ORGANISATION TOOLS TARGET
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
1 Support activities • Overview of existing procedures and
preparation of new ones for the permitting-compliance-enforcement system to complete the transposition and implementation of the acquis
• Development of an integrated system of permitting/compliance and enforcement for the prevention and control of the environment
• Harmonisation of the planning and management of operational permits.
• Integration of Monitoring&Control activitities, Water Restoration and Protection mesures in the RBMP Overview of proceduresOverview of procedures
Revision of procedures/Revision of procedures/preparation of new onespreparation of new ones
Integrated System of Integrated System of Permitting/CompliancePermitting/Compliance
Operational PermitsOperational PermitsPlanning and ManagementPlanning and Management
Implementation of theImplementation of theRBMPRBMP
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
2 Support activitiesIntegration and Management of
Information/Data• Integration and management
of environmental information and data available in different areas
• Development of an information database system, suitable to local needs and compatible with EU reporting requirements
• Establishment of functional linkages between the information system and the communication strategy
• Management of the feedback towards the monitoring and control system
Development Development of database of database systemsystem
Integration and Integration and management of management of environmental environmental
informationinformation
Commun-Commun-ication ication strategystrategyMonitoringMonitoring
andandControlControl
Planning and Planning and decisionmakingdecisionmaking
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Training Approach• Full involvementFull involvement of Slovak
partners and stakeholders from the very beginning
• Training of Slovak trainersTraining of Slovak trainers to boost local abilities and enhance the dissemination process
• FlexibilityFlexibility and possibility to modifymodify the implementation process to take into account the institutional evolution
Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01
Bratislava 20th September 2005
Management principles/benchmarks:•3 months to finalise the twinning contract•Streamlined administrative procedures through ACLA•Effective partnership by means of bilateral team work•RTA able to mobilise project resources - timeliness•Direct communication in English
•Delivery of concrete outputs•Flexibility to accommodate partner’s needs•Commitment to results