Water Information System for EUROPE WISE Unit D

Water Information System for EUROPE (WISE) Unit D. 2 – Water and Marine DG Environment, European Commission 1

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What is WISE? The EU bodies (DG ENV, JRC, ESTAT and EEA) and EU 25 Member States, Norway, Bulgaria and Romania agreed on the Water Directors’ meeting in November 2003 the: “Development of a new, comprehensive, shared European data and information management system for water, including river basins (WISE). The system should be based on the concept paper and should be fully implemented by 2010” 3

What is WISE? “Water Information System for Europe” is: • an idea/vision (2002) • a concept (2003) – concept paper published on internet • a process (2003 …) – Working Group D on Reporting • a co-operation (between EU bodies and MS) • a set of tools (GIS, prototype, RTD, …) • an internet and “single entry” portal • a definition of reporting requirements • a gateway for (public) information (2007) • and furthermore! 4

WISE Implementation Plan – Key elements: • It is a flexible 3 -stage work programme : 2005: Planning 2006: Preparation 2007 -2010: Construction • Strategic planning, does not provide all details • Principle: Report once use many – harmonise reporting tools • New WISE GIS will provide multilevel GIS infrastructure 5

Timetable for integration of other Directives • • • Urban Water Treatment – 2007/8 Nitrate Directive – 2008 Bathing Waters Directive – 2007/8 Drinking Water Directive – 2007/8 Thereafter (to be decided) – ESTAT/OECD Joint questionnaire – Marine strategy – Floods directive 6

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INPUT 2007 Member states WFD prototype Map Server Member states EOINET water Water base Member states WISE prototype Member states State of env’ment Member states Inter calibrat’n Member states Urban WWD 2010 Member states Access protocols WISE public WFD, UWWD Push Pull protocols EIONET Water WISE public OUTPUT Now Access protocols WISE expert ESTAT Other policies/ users WISE analysis 9

Useful references On water policy at EU level: http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/water/ On urban waste water: http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/waterurbanwaste/index_en. html On WISE: http: //water. europa. eu 10