Implementation of the WFD in Latvia TwinBasin Summit Rochehaut, 16-20.04.2007.

1. Implementation of the WFD in LatviaTwinBasin SummitRochehaut, 16-20.04.2007. Marina Castnikova & Kristina Fedorovica River Basin Management Department LEGMA, Latvia

2. Legislation The Law on Water Management Basic principles and requirements of the WFD Several submitted rules Competent authorities Ministry of Environment Supervision & development of relevant legislation Environment State Inspectorate Control of the implementation of PoM LEGMA (Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency) Institutional setting

3. Monitoring programmes Development, implementation & coordination RBMP & Programme of measures Development & update Proposals concerning financial resources Coordination of the implementation Public participation Ensure publicparticipation Arrange the work of the Advisory Boards Co-operation with Competent Authorities in other states LEGMA responsibilities

4. River Basin Districts All the districts are international

5. Surface water bodies (476) 262 Lakes 207 Rivers 1Transitional 6 Coastal Groundwater bodies 16 WB Water bodies

6. Article 3 Report(22.06.2004.) Administrative issues http://www.lva.gov.lv/zinojumi/wfd2004_eng/ Article 5 Report (22.03.2005.) Characterisation of the RBD IMPRESS analysis Economic analysis http://www.lva.gov.lv/zinojumi/wfd2005_lv/ Report on Monitoring(22.03.2007.) Reports

7. Perfomance indicator (%) in memmber states regarding environment figures and economic analysis - WFD Article 5, based on Reports of memmber states * COM (2007) 128 final edition

8. Daugava project (Sweden, 2000-2003) Draft river basin management plan and programme of measures for the Daugava RBD SENTER project (Netherlands, 2003-2004) Economic analysis (Article 5) ECOLAS project (Belgium, 2004-2005) Methodology for Cost-effectiveness analysis SALACA project (England, 2005-2006) Development of the management plan for Salaca River subbasin SYKE project (Finland,2006-2007) Programme of measures for the Ludza River subbasin ELLE project (Latvian experts) Identification and designation of HMWB Experience from projects

9. Revision of the WB delineation Borders HMWB Elaboration of the RBMP At the subbasin scale Improvement of the work done Characterization IMPRESS analysis Risk assessment Economic analysis Current activities

10. Testing of the CEA-tool in the Ludza River Subbasin Programme of measures Participation in the EncoBalt project (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) Assessment of the environment and resource costs Testing of the Contingent Valuation Method (WTP) as the case study on the subbasin scale Current activities

11. Current activities • Public participation • Advisory Boards for each RBD • Structure • 6 representatives from Ministries • 6 representatives from Development Boards of Planning regions • 6 NGO representatives • Review drafts of RBMP and relevant documents, provides recommendations • Informing and consulting of public • Local seminars • Via Internet

12. Gaps in information Not always available on appropriate scale Not always suitable for GIS modeling Some information is not collected Cooperation with neighbors that are not the EU members (Russia, Byelorussia) Are not interested in cooperation Intercalibrationwith neighbors that are EU members (Lithuania, Estonia) Harmonization of WB borders, typology of waters, classification of water quality is still not finished Cooperation between institutions Capacity and resources e.g. Monitoring Main problems

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