Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01

Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01

Bratislava 20th September 2005


Establishment of the Environmental Quality Standards for water and Strengthening of Regional and

District Environmental Offices for implementation of water controls

and monitoring



regions participating in the project



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



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



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


IPPC Environmental InspectorateRegional and District Environmental Offices




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



• 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



•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



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



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





INTEGRATION COMPETENT BODIES

Coherent programmes

TERRITORIAL LEVEL

Central Regional Local

Sharing knowledge

Common vision Reduction of costs

Proposed strategy



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



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



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



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



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

Documents

Twinning Project SK/05/IB/EN/01