RBM Plans in Slovakia
Actual state of PaM
Emília Kuníková, VUVH
Košice, 18th May 2010
Content
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River basin management plans in Slovakia
Structure of RBMPs
Development of plans and International cooperation
Main findings
– Status of surface WBs
– Program of Measures
– Exemptions from environmental objectives up to 2015
• Realisation of Programme of Measures
• Next steps
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River Basin Management Plans in SK
International level
1. Danube River Basin District Management Plan – A level
2. Integrated Tisza River Basin management Plan – B level
National level
3. Water management Plan for Slovakia (Vodný Plán
Slovenska)– Approved by Government in Febr.2010 – B level
– Danube River Basin District Plan
– Vistula River Basin District Plan
4. River Basin management Plans for sub-units – approved by
MoE - C level :
– 4a/ Bodrog including Tisza
– 4b/ Hornád
– 4c/ Bodva
– 4d/ Slaná
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Structure of national Plans
The national plans cover WFD issues
• Introduction
• River Basin District (sub-unit) characterisation
• Register of protected areas
• Identification of significant pressures
• Monitoring, status of waters
• Environmental objectives
• Economic analyses
• Program of Measures
• Gaps and uncertainties
• Protection against extreme effects of waters, climate changes
• Register of more detailed plans and programmes
• Public information and communication
• List of competent authorities
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Plans development and
international cooperation
• National level
– Strategy for WFD Implementation - working groups
– Main institution involved – VUVH, SHMU, SVP
– WG – experts from various institution
• International level
– ICPDR
– Bilateral SK/HU WG for the WFD implementation (last
bilateral meeting 2-3 February 2010)
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Main findings – surface WBs status
Slovak part of Tisza basin
• Ecological status
/potential
12, 2%
• Chemical status
1, 0%
20, 4%
135, 24%
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179, 32%
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4
239, 42%
5
546,
96%
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Program of Measures – for SWMI
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Organic pollution
Polution by nutrients
Polution by Hazardous substances
Hydromorfological changes
Pollution of grondwaters
Quantitative status of groundwater
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PaM – Organic pollution
• Basic measures – implementation of UWWTD, IPPC, Sewage
Sludge D
• Supplementary measures – developments of WW collection
and treatment in small agglomeration
• Legislation, Education,
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PaM – Nutrient pollution
• Basic measures – implementation of UWWTD, IPPC, Nitrate
Directive
• Supplementary measures – developments of WW collection
and treatment in small agglomerations
• Application of Codex of good practices
• Legislation including phosphate free detergents, Education
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PaM – Hazardous substances
• Legislation
• Permits revisions
• Programme for Pollution by Hazardous substances
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PaM – Hydromorphological changes
• Improving longitudinal connectivity of rivers and biotopos –
fish passes, biocoridors
• Improving lateral connectivity of rivers with inundation
areas – connecting of dead arms with rivers
• Fish monitoring
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PaM – groundwater
1. Basic measures
• Pollution
– Decontamination of polluted areas
– Legislation
– Methodologies for Groundwater Directive into
practise
• Water level
– Revision of permits
2. Supplementary measures
– Methodologies, studies
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Exemptions from objectives up to 2015
Surface WBs - ecological status
WB
Lenght
totla
exwmp
Type of
exemption
total
exemp
Ipeľ
132
47
1620,4
729
4(4)
Slaná
107
30
1090,5
388,25
4(4)
Bodva
36
17
345,05
191,45
4(4)
Hornád
166
55
1703
757,4
4(4)
Bodrog
257
93
2800,05
1259,7
4(4)
Tisa
%
698
242
34,7
7559
3325,8
44,0
4(4)
Sub-unit
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Exemptions from objectives up to 2015Groundwater WBs – chemical status
• Exemptions art. 4(4) WFD – for 4 WBs –
chemical status
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Realisation of PaM
• Basic measures – timescale acording to obtained
transitional periods
• Other basic measures – Hymo measures and
decontamination of polluted localities – gradually up to
2025
• Supplementary measures – WW collection and
treatment in small agglomerations - gradually up to
2025
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Next steps
• Strategy of WFD implementation for 2.cycle including
FD and water quantity issues – MoE
• 2012 – progress report to EC on PandM realisation
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Availability of plans
• http:/www.vuvh.sk/rsv2/
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