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Water Framework Directive

Feedback on reporting on 22 March 2010

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TG Wise Madrid –7&8 June 2010

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Good news

Intensive involvement and good cooperation From experts and all partners From local and national level

Real political commitment Reporting tour in each RBD chaired by a member of the WBD board Information to the Committee for water and competent authorities at key

times

Good adaptability and resourcefulness from the European partners

Training session Atkins availability – online assistance and log of questions

Tools for the reporting

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Bad news

Heavy burden 8-10 years man of work- More than estimated Resubmission of article 5 updated in links with RBDMP &

PoM

Tools under continuing development Last updated version of GIS Guidance on 22 December Waste of time (many discussions to try to solve problems) Complexity of reporting with a lot of players

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To be improved

National –RBD organisation To be adapted/consolidated for future reporting

Interoperability WISE & GIS specifications Improve the coordination between the 2 guidances Better coordination between teams Wise & GIS

Gaps between requirements & knowledge status Not all data available (E.g coastal water data) Use of alternative methods to reduce unknown data but

affecting the confidence level

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Next steps

Structure the reporting organisation with partners A study with people having worked for the reporting Integrate reporting in usual work

Cross-cutting analyses Consistency checks Data reported analyses

Set up action plans to go on Thematic action plans National tool to follow up the PoM

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2013 reporting

Make reporting sheets and reporting schemas at the same time