LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY AGENCY Ilze Kirstuka

LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY AGENCY Ilze Kirstuka Deputy Director Workshop of the Twinning project on Water Quality, 4 -6 September, 2006

• Goal • Mission • Structure • Functions • Opportunities of Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency

Goal LEGMA established on 1 January 2005 by reorganization of 3 institutions: • Latvian Hydrometeorological Agency • Latvian Environment Agency • State Geological Survey Development of Shared Environment Information System in Latvia compatible with the main state registers and international data sets to provide relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and general public on national and international level to improve the quality of life MONITORING→DATA→INFORMATION→ASSESSMENT→REPORTING

Mission Topic areas: • ENVIRONMENT – air quality, air emissions, surface & groundwater quality & quantity, wastewaters, biological diversity & nature protection, land cover, chemicals, waste GEOLOGY – subsoil natural recources • • HYDROLOGY • METEOROLOGY Activities • Coordination of State Monitoring • Data & Information Compilation, Processing, Assessment, Forecasting • Reporting & Data and Information Sharing • Notification, Licensing, Management Plan development

Decision Report Assessment & Analysis Information Data Monitoring

Legislation Law on Environment Protection Law on EIA Law on Water Management Law on Pollution Law on Species and Biotops Law on Natural Resources Taxes Law on Waste Management Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products Law on Packaging

DIRECTOR Director`s Office Geological Information Department Director`s Assistants Subsoil Resources Department Personnel Department Internal Audit Department Environment Laboratory Quality Management Department Fund Deputy Director on Environment Quality issues Deputy Director on Information Provision & Development Deputy Director on Financial & Household issues Information Provision Department Forecast Department Supply Management Department Databases Department Monitoring Network Department Technical department Chemicals Department Customers Services Department Budget & Finances Department Information Technology Department River Basin Management Department PC Services & Telecomunication dep. Developm. &Information Department Monitoring Programme Department Metrology Laboratory Licensing Department 5. 01. 2006 8

Information Systems on • • Meteorological conditions (CLIDATA) Hydrological conditions (CLIDATA) Subsoil natural resources Air quality (GPNDSA) Surface water quality (chemical and biological) Groundwater quality and quantity Protected species, protected nature areas, biotopes Pollution sources (air emissions, water use, wastewater, waste, polluted areas, EPER (PRTR), hazardous substances, GHG emissions, POPs, chemicals etc. )

Data bases (DPSIR approach): STATE (IMPACT) Particularly Protected Natural Areas Protected Plant species Surface water quality CLIDATA Subsoil Resources Groundwater Quality & Quantity Air Quality RESPONSE Water Permits Taxes on Natural Resources PRESSURE Annual State Statistics on Air Emissions Greenhouse Gases Emissions Annual State Statistics on Water Annual State Statistics on Waste EPER Annual State Statistics on Chemicals

Services Laboratory is accredited by Latvian National Accreditation Bureau according requirements of EN/IEC 17025 Scope of accreditation includes 135 test methods; total number of active test methods is more then 160

Analytical services General parameters in water, air and soil Heavy metals Oil products (identification, age determination) Organic compounds (PCB, PAH, BETX, pesticides, hydrocarbons etc. ) in water, air and soil VOC in atmosphere, indoor air and emissions NOx, SO 2, CO 2, particles, flow parameters of emissions from stationary sources Biological quality parameters of surface waters and microbiological testing of water

Problems ? Existing data: - free available - restricted availability Needed data: for environmental policy - development, - implementation, - evaluation

Problems • Existing Data ≠ Needed Data • Data & Information Quality, Reliability • IT Quality • Compatible Data Bases • Unified Coding, Classification System • Comparable Data Sets