River Basins Management Plans and policies - Region of Attica - Antigoni Gkoufa Region of Attica General Directorate for Sustainable Development & ...

River Basins Management Plans and
        policies - Region of Attica

Antigoni Gkoufa
Region of Attica
General Directorate for Sustainable Development & Climate Change
Support Office
antigoni.gkoufa@patt.gov.gr
                                                   Athens, 23.01.2020
                                         Technical Committee meeting

Management Plans
A Management Plan (MP) is a strategic planning document, which corresponds to
a River Basin District (RBD) and provides the necessary information and
operational instructions for integrated water management within a river basin.
MP provides a general description of the characteristics of rivers, lakes, coastal
waters, ground waters and water-related protected areas.
The MP of each RBD is accompanied by a Strategic Environmental Impact
Assessment.
The Content of MPs is defined in Article 13 and Annex VII of Directive
2000/60/EC (Article 10 and Annex VII of Presidential Decree 51/2007).
MPs are revised every five years.

Main areas of responsibilities of competent authorities
Central Administration: Planning for the protection and management of water
Decentralized Administration: Laying down measures for the protection of water
Regions: Implementation of Management Plans
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River Basin Management Plans:
Official websites

http://wfdver.ypeka.gr/
en/home-en/

https://www.facebook.
com/ypeka.egy/

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Hellenic Republic
Region of Attica
                                About Region of Attica

                                                               Region of Attica (RoA) is:
                                                               • Self-governed public body
                                                               • Second-level local government
                                                                 organization

                                                               Population: 3,894,573 (2011)
                                                               Land coverage: 3,808.10 km2

                                                               Region of Attica (RoA) encompasses the
                                                               entire metropolitan area of Athens,
                                                               the capital of Greece, the Saronic
                                                               islands, islands in Myrtoo pelage and
                                                               islands Kythira and Antikithira.
   RoA CONSISTS OF 8 REGIONAL DIVISIONS INCLUDING THE SARONIC ISLANDS
   Regions plan and implement policies at regional level, within their jurisdiction, according to the principles of
   sustainable development and the social cohesion of the state, taking into account national and European policies.   4

Attica River Basin District (EL06)

  Source: 1st Approved River Basin Management Plan - River Basin District of Attica

✓ 1st MP of RBD (EL06) was approved in 2013 (Gov. Gazette 1004Β/24-04-2013)
✓ 1st update of MP of RBD (EL06) was approved in 2017 (Gov. Gazette 4672B/29-12-2017)   5

Attica River Basin District – water use
                              Distribution of annual abstractions of water,
                                               ~ 503,4 hm3

                                                                              Livestock; 0,4%

                                                                                        Industry; 3,7%
                                                        Irrigation; 13,2%

                   Water supply; 82,7%

Note: Approximately 80% of the total annual demand of Athens Metropolitan area derives
from abstractions from surface water bodies (Mornos, Evinos and Yliki) that do not belong
to Attica River Basin District. Approximately ~ 20% of water needs are abstracted through
boreholes and springs exploitation, covering mainly the water demand for irrigation.                     6

Drinking water protected areas

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 Source: 1st Approved River Basin Management Plan - River Basin District of Attica

Management Plan Measures

The program of measures is the key element of the River
Basin Management Plan for the achievement of the
2000/60/EC Directive objectives. The measures are
divided into basic and supplementary:

• Basic measures result from the implementation of
  national and European legislation on water protection,
  including 2000/60/EC Directive and overall
  environmental policy.
• Supplementary measures include measures designed
  and implemented in addition to the basic measures.

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Implementation actions of EU Directives
➢   Community Directives (Group I of Basic Measures) pursuant to national law
➢   Implementation actions of Directives in MP for Attica RBD :
    •   2006/7 / EC - Management of bathing water quality
    •   2009/147 / EC & 92/43 / EEC - Conservation of wild birds, Protection of natural
        habitats and of wild fauna and flora, Natura 2000 Sites
    •   2011/92 / EU, 2014/52 / EU - on the assessment of the effects of certain public and
        private projects on the environment
    •   98/83 / EC, 2015/1787 / EU - Drinking Water
    •   2010/75 / EU - Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)
    •   91/676 / EEC - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from
        agricultural sources
    •   Framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides
        (Directive 2009/128 / EC, Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EU) 652/2014)
    •   2012/18 / EU - on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous
        substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC
    •   86/278 / EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil,
        when sewage sludge is used in agriculture
    •   91/271 / EEC, 98/15 / EC - Urban waste water treatment                                9

The Documentation text, for Basic and Supplementary Measures,
provides detailed guidance on:
•   Directive (91/271 / EEC), Urban Wastewater Treatment

•   Directive (91/676 / EEC), Nitrate Protection

•   Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (96/61/EC),

which, according to paragraph 10.1.10 of the WFD Reporting
Guidance No 35, are considered the most important.

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Main axes of program construction &
   hierarchy
                   Monitoring / investigation programs for the quantitative and
                   qualitative status of surface and groundwater water.
MP of Attica RBD

                   Ensure drinking water in sufficient quantity and quality according
                   to legislation.

                   Water for agriculture.

                   Protected areas.

                   Enhance environmental inspections and controls.

                   Other Measures.
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Main management issues
 Groundwater deterioration of the (chemical) quality condition due to the
 strong anthropogenic effects
 The re-assessment of the pressures exerted and the revision of the
 program’s measures in order to respond to the intensity and origin of the
 pressures.

 Wastewater management in the agglomerations.

 Prioritize reuse of treated wastewater as a disposal method, but also for
 saving irrigation water.

 The peculiarities of the Crop Recording Scheme in the Water District limit
 the information on individual irrigation water wells.
 The disproportionately large number of poultry farms with very little
 capacity.

 Insufficient financial data.
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Other critical issues

Additional critical issues that determine the degree of
implementation of the MP:
•   Coordinate the actors involved in its implementation and
    ensure channels of communication with other stakeholders.
•   Evaluation of the results of the Water Monitoring Network

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Other policies/policy instruments
➢       The new Master Plan of Athens – Attica (Law 4277/2014)
    •      water management
    •      sustainable spatial development, saving resources, effective environmental protection
           and adaptation to climate change
➢   New Architecture of Local Government and Decentralized
    Administration - Kallikratis plan (Law 3852/2010)
    •      environmental authorization of works/enterprises and environmental inspections
    •      specialization of the national environmental policy guidelines at regional level
    •      elaboration of strategic plans, programs and studies
    •      collection of general information on environmental quality and polluting activities
    •      coordination actions for monitoring and protecting the environment, especially where
           the natural recipient, protected natural resources, polluting activities or appropriate
           solutions are inter-municipal.
➢   Regional Plan for the Adaption to Climate Change of Attica:
        Water Resources and Infrastructure Sectors of Attica are considered of high vulnerability
        in the National Strategy for the Adaption to Climate Change.
➢       Regional Operation Plan of Attica
    •      Climate change issues
    •      Wastewater treatment & waste disposal
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    •      Biodiversity

Policy instruments - Opportunities
o   Implementation of Management Plan for Attica’s River Basin
    District
o   Implementation of Regional Plan for the Adaption to Climate
    Change of Attica measures on water sector
o   Transferability and replication of good practices
o   Implementation of RoA’s “Road map” for wetlands
o   Application of modern trends and state of the art
    methodology/technics for monitoring pollution, enrich existing
    databases and disseminate environmental information

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Policy instruments - improvement
    needs
•   Οbtain a database for the qualitative and quantitative assessment
    of the levels and the origin of the pollution / degradation of the
    waters, complementary to the national network
•   Ιmprovement of governance results targeted to the impact of the
    efficiency of the water treatment systems in the rivers quality of
    water
•   Facilities - Infrastructure for the supply of islands & small
    agglomerations or meet increasing needs of water in the cities
•   Modernization - upgrade of existing water supply systems
•   Implement targeted infrastructure water supply
•   Dissemination tools for the environmental information with
    respect to sensitive data
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