FD 2007/60/EC - status of transposition in Austria
Actual Status of the transposition of the
Flood Directive in Austria
(PFRA, FHM, FRM, FRMP)
Donau, Schärding, Upper Austria, June 2013
Rudolf Hornich
Coordinator Flood Risk Management
Office of the Styrian Government, Austria
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Floods –
an issue for
European citizens
Map of flood
damage potential
in Europe
Source:
http://naturalhazards.jrc.ec.europa.eu/downloads/public/2008map_
Barredo_et_al_MAP_Flood_damage_potentia.pdf
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Floods – an issue for European citizens
Third most frequently mentioned
threat to the water environment
was flooding
Flooding appeared among the
most mentioned threats in the
northerly Member States: e.g.
the UK (75%) and Ireland (60%)
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Floods in Europe – Elbe, Dresden, Germany 2002
Dresden, 17.08.2002: Überflutung des historischen Zentrums durch die Elbe
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Floods in Europe – Austria 2002
(9 dead people, about 3 billion € damage)
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Legal requirements – Reducing flood risks in a
three-step approach
Aim of the EU Floods
Directive 2007/60/EC:
to reduce and manage
the risks that floods pose
to human health, the
environment,
cultural
heritage and economic
activity.
Three-step approach
of the Floods Directive
Source Figure:
http://www.dhigroup.com/~/media/FE4BE85C
2B174E3C9CA61E201F05BA8B.ashx
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Status of implementation of Floods Directive in Austria
• The legal implementation of the Directive 2007/60/EC in
national law was conducted in March 2011 by the amendment to
the Water Law Act, Federal Law Gazette I no 14/2011
• Competent authorities in Austria are the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and
the Governors of the 9 federal states (Bundeslaender)
• Technical working group and legal working group established
in Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Water Management and
Environment with participation of federal provinces and other
stakeholders
• Long-standing experience with Floods management in Austria
• Challenges with particular situation in Alpine region (high
population density in valleys, large volume of precipitation and
high run-off, high mass transport, flash floods)
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Status of implementation of Floods Directive in Austria
Variety of competences Federal government - federal provinces:
− waterway navigation, torrent control and avalanche protection as
federal government competences
− spatial planning, civil protection and nature conservation as
provincial competences (Bundeslaender)
Departments of
Flood protection
in 2013
the Federal Provinces
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Status of implementation of Floods Directive in Austria
BMLFUW
BMLFUW == competent
competent authority
authority
Federal
Federal Ministry
Ministry of
of Agriculture,
Agriculture, Forestry,
Forestry,
Environment
Environment and
and Water
Water Management
Management
Technical
Technical
Implementation
Implementation
Committee
Committee
Working
Working
Group
Group
on
on Flood
Flood
Risks
Risks
Working
Working
Group
Group on
on
Hazard
Hazard
Scenarios
Scenarios
Committee
Committee on
on
Legal
Legal
Transposition
Transposition
Working
Working
Group
Group
on
on FRMP
FRMP
Members:
Members:
Technical
Technical Experts
Expertsof
of the
the involved
involved
Ministries
Ministries
Technical
Technical Experts
Experts of
of the
the Provincial
ProvincialGov.
Gov.
Technical
Technical Experts
Experts of
of Environmental
Environmental Agency
Agency
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Members:
Members:
Legal
Legal Experts
Experts of
of the
the involved
involved Ministries
Ministries
Legal
Experts
of
the
Provincial
Legal Experts of the Provincial
Governments
Governments Technical
Technical Experts
Experts
FD 2007/60/EC - status of transposition in Austria
FD 2007/60/EC
Transposition of the FD in national legislation: March 2011
PFRA
FHM/FRM
FRMP
preliminary
Hazardmaps
Flood Risk
flood risk
Risk-
assessment
maps
22.12.2011
22.12.2013
22.12.2015
completed
completed
in preparation
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Management
Plans
FD 2007/60/EC - status of transposition in Austria
Step1: PFRA and APSFR
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Length: 2,654 km
linearer approach
Special emphasis:
human life
FD 2007/60/EC - status of transposition in Austria
Two different approaches:
Hot-spots or river-network
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Step2: FHM and FRM
The flood hazard maps will identify areas
with
– floods with a low probability (extreme
events)
– floods with a medium probability (> HQ
100)
– floods with a high probability
in which the flood extent and expected
water depths or water level should be
indicated.
The flood risk maps identify in the areas
as being at risk
In Austria:
– the number of inhabitants potentially at
HQ30risk,
for floods with a high probability
– thefor
economic
activity
and
HQ100
floods with
a medium
probability and
thefor
environmental
potential shall
HQ300
floods with damage
a low probability
be indicated
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EU-Hochwasserrichtlinie --- Umsetzung in der Steiermark
Hochwassergefahrenkarten und Hochwasserrisikokarten
Hazard map - extent
EU-Hochwasserrichtlinie --- Umsetzung in der Steiermark
Hochwassergefahrenkarten und Hochwasserrisikokarten
Hazard map - depths
EU-Hochwasserrichtlinie --- Umsetzung in der Steiermark
Hochwassergefahrenkarten und Hochwasserrisikokarten
Hazard map - velocity
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Step2: FHM and FRM
Risk maps:
Obligatory (art. 6):
• Economic activity (CORINE land use)
• Indicative number of people
• Installations (Directive 2008/1/EG )
• Protected area´s (Annex IV(1)(i), (iii) and (v) to Directive 2000/60/EC)
Non-obligatory:
• damage potential (€/ha)
• vital infrastructure: energy, telecom,…
• objects of cultural history
• special buildings (hospital, prison, homes for the elderly)
• evacuation routes
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Hochwassergefahrenkarten und Hochwasserrisikokarten
Risk map
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Step3: FRMP
Guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Life
Annex A:
I.
Components of the first flood risk management plans:
1. the conclusions of the preliminary flood risk assessment ….
2. flood hazard maps and flood risk maps ……..
3. a description of the appropriate objectives ……
4. a summary of the measures and their prioritisation aiming
to achieve the appropriate objectives ……
5. when available ….. a description of the methodology …..
of cost benefit analysis used to assess measures with
transnational effects.
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Art. 7 (2) Appropriate objectives (in Austria)
Avoidance of new Risiken
bevor an flood event
Reduction of existing risks
bevor an flood event
1
2
3
4
Raising awarnes for
risks and hazards
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Reduction of existing risks
during/after an flood event
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Step3: FRMP
Catalogue of measures
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Step3: FRMP
Pilot
projects
Input:
objectives
PFRA, APSFR
FHM, FRM
existing measures
local experience
Output: catalogue of
measures
(from 50 to 22)
Different methods for
prioritisation
Stakeholder
involvement experience
Taking into account the impacts of climate
change – not yet (expert opinion) –
Floods database in process
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FRMP - Timeline Austria
National interdisciplinary working group with constant
international exchange
30.06.2013 Catalogue of measures, prioritisation
22.12.2013 Federal Blueprint
22.09.2014 Provincial editing
22.12.2014 Public information and consultation
22.12.2015 Federal finishing
22.03.2016 Reporting
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Flood June 2013, annualities on main rivers in Austria
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Donau, Melk, Lower Austria, June 2013
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Torrent, Hüttau, Salzburg, 1st June
2013
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Torrent, Taxenbach, Salzburg, 1st June 2013, destroyed railroad line
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Discharge:
11.000m³/s
more than
1899:
10.500 m³/s
Donau, Vienna, June 2013
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Well functioning mobile defense system
Donau, Grein, Lower Austria, June 2013
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Well functioning mobile defense system
Donau, Spitz, Lower Austria, June 2013
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Well functioning technical measure
Retention basin Schöckelbach, Graz, 7th June 2013
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Conclusions Flood 2013:
Total damage in Austria 2013: about 900 Mio. Euro (2002: 3 billion)
Protection measures built after the event 2002 prohibited big damages
(investment 2002 -2012: about 2 billion Euro)
Existing protection measures and forecast systems were working well
(well –functioning structurell and non structurell measures)
Mobile flood defense systems have standed the test
Intervention was well coordinated (rescue and governmental organisations) ,
Big losses only in that areas (communities) where protection measures in
planning or not finished
More investment for flood protection in the next five years (about € 200 Mio/a)
The results of the evaluation of the flood 2013 will be an important input
for the FRMP
FRM is indispensable !!!!
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Conclusions and Outlook
Austria promotes the Flood Directive
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... for a better flood management
... for a better international cooperation
... for a better risk awareness
... for a better emergency planning
… for a better risk reduction
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Thank you for
your attention !