7th Expert Advisory Forum on Priority Substances

14-15 June 2004

Article 16 on priority substances under the Water Framework Directive

Agenda Item 1Adoption of agenda

Documents in the pipeline

Formal Draft Directive (+ Explanatory Memorandum) Impact assessment Communication “Strategy against chemical pollution of surface

water “ Scientific Committee opinion Informal Technical background documents (to be published)

EQS methodology / datasheets AMPS background document Emission control concept paper (measures tables/source

screening) PHS review background document Final report Economic Impact Study

Follow-up

Comments draft Directive > Comments supporting documents > Submission additional information EQS for

datasheets >

Agenda Item 2Minutes of previous meetings

Draft final minutes

Final draft report EAF (6) – written comments incorporated EAF for adoption

Final draft minutes AMPS expert groups EAF for information Written adoption by AMPS group

Agenda Item 3Draft proposal for a Directive

Overview

Part I : General Part II : Environmental Quality Standards Part III : Pollution control Part IV : Analysis, monitoring and reporting Part V : Implementation Annexes :

EQS Background concentrations Best environmental practice for the protection of surface waters Reporting PHS identification Repeal daughter Directives

Part I : General

Article 1 : PurposeArticle 2 : ScopeArticle 3 : Definitions

Part II : Environmental Quality Standards

Article 4 : Surface water chemical statusArticle 5 : MAC exceedance follow-upArticle 6 : Background concentrations

Part III : Pollution Control Article 7 : Pollution reduction programmes for

emissions, discharges and losses Article 8 : Timetable for cessation of emissions,

discharges and losses of PHS Article 9 : Baseline Article 10: Industrial installations falling under the

scope of Directive 1996/61/EC Article 11 : Other point sources Article 12 : Other pollutants for which a risk to or

via the aquatic environment has been identified under Regulation REACH

Part IV : Analysis, monitoring and reporting

Article 13 : Monitoring, sampling and analysis

Article 14 : Reporting

Part V : Implementation

Article 15 :Amendment of existing legislation (WFD & IPPC)

Article 16 : Repeals Article 17 : Review Article 18 : Technical adaptation (art 21 WFD

Committee) Article 19 : Penalties Article 20 : Implementation Article 21 : Entry into force Article 22 : Addresses

Annexes

Annex I : EQS for PS and other pollutants Part I: PS-EQS (AA-MAC) Part II: Other pollutants (AA) Part III: Calculation AA and DQR

Annex II: Methods to establish background concentrations

Annex III : BEP for PPP Annex IV: Reporting Annex V: Review Annex X WFD (PHS identification) Annex VI: Repeal DDs timetable

External and Internal consultation

14-15.6 : EAF mtg 22-23.6 : Water Directors, Dublin 30.6 : deadline external comments END EXTERNAL CONSULTATIONS

at least 3 months for Inter service agreement, translation and adoption (including holiday…)

July : Internal consultation

Agenda item 4:Environmental Quality Standards

Opinion of the CSTEE

Questions: General methodology and specific values Specific questions on :

Drinking water abstraction QS Transitional waters Sediment & Biota Use of the Added Risk Approach Group standards QS for Mercury

CSTEE opinion adopted 28.5.2004

Opinion of the CSTEE cont’d

Implications for the process additional work on data sheets (1 month) (FHI) update methodology (FHI) implications for draft text

certain EQS values will change added risk approach metals questioned biota and sediment standards “intelligent monitoring” - AMPS

certain issues recommended but only feasible in a longer term

bioavailability models for metals group standards Toxicity Equivalence Rations for PAH

Question 1: general methodology / values

Concern data collection and validation Specific request to data providers

No distinction Industrial chemicals/PPP Distinction AA-QS and MAC-QS

Bio accumulation

Species sensitivity distributions Use of mesocosm data (twa) Transparency / presentation of the methodology

Substance specific comments

Data validation : request to EAF data providers to send full

report to DG ENV consultant

New data : renewed request for updateReview AF usedOther methodological concern

bio-accumulation in MAC

Question 2: drinking water

Key scientific issues to be considered Removal rates Existing Drinking water standards Risks to terrestrial vertebrates

Group three - alternative solution Regulatory decision / DWA areas / monitoring at tap Re-evaluation of eco-toxicological data (other

exposures)

Use of US EPA data

Question 3: Sediment/biota QS

Trend monitoring and assessment of no deterioration

CSTEE proposes Biota (and sediment) QS as alternative to Water QS for certain substances

Recognises problems such as sensitivity to partition coefficients to local circumstances.

Question 4: Transitional waters

Agrees with “case by case” application of AF for marine waters

Identify and justify choice of values for transitional waters.

Question 5: Metals

Rejection of the added risk approachRecommends bioavailability models

Cadmium : water hardness Other evidence of quantitative relationships for

Cd, Ni, Hg, Pb sought to enable setting of EU- QS

Question 6: Group standards

Agree with general approach: Worst case Toxic equivalent rations (TER)

Recommends other substance groups for consistency

HCH/Lindane recommendationPAH :

extend list of PAHs considered TER

Question 7: Hg

No overall water QS too many uncertainties and knowledge gaps

Biota QS for methyl-mercury

Part II : Environmental Quality Standards

Definitions 1 - 10Article 4 : Surface water chemical statusArticle 5 : MAC exceedance follow-upArticle 6 : Background concentrationsAnnexes : 1 & 2

Agenda item 5 :Emission controls

Pollution control

Pollution Reduction Programmes Substance specific Thematic : Pesticides & multiple and diffuse

Phase-out timetable Baseline IPPC

Coordination measures – in WFD Specification – amendments IPPC

Other point sources Non-IPPC Industrial Municipal

REACH mirror paragraphs (to be further developed)

Part III : Pollution Control Article 2 Definitions 11 -16 Article 7 : Pollution reduction programmes for emissions,

discharges and losses Article 8 : Timetable for cessation of emissions, discharges

and losses of PHS Article 9 : Baseline Article 10: Industrial installations falling under the scope of

Directive 1996/61/EC Article 11 : Other point sources Article 12 : Other pollutants for which a risk to or via the

aquatic environment has been identified under Regulation REACH

Article 15.2 : Revision of IPPC Annex III (BEP/PPP) and Annex VI (repeal)

Communication

Communication - aim

Explain links with other legislation.Identification of specific ideas for how the

implementation of existing legislation can be changed, possibly leading to modification of the legislation or on implementation (new marketing and use restrictions, CAFE studies into effects of air pollution etc).

Key policy areas

Other water policies Air Soil, agriculture & fisheries Pesticides and biocides Chemicals legislation Industry, product and consumer policy Waste Other environmental legislation Other environmental strategies Research Other policy areas( transport safety, workers exposure,

development policies, trade…)

Impact assessment

Impact assessment

Scenarios : 0 – no action, that is only WFD 1 – EQS, PHS identification, AMPS, flexible/framework solution

on Emission controls focussed on direct releases to water, interim target phase-out 10 years.

2 – EQS, PHS identification, AMPS as scenario 1, detailed Emission Limit Values, control of all sources to air and soil, phase-out of direct discharges in 10 years.

3 – End-of –pipe solutions Study (Consultant ECOLAS) :

Questionnaire to MS and industry sent April – deadlines May Response rate

Member States : 17/25 Industry approx : 12/33 sectors

Draft report end-June – final report July

Agenda item 6 :Analysis, monitoring & reporting

Analysis and monitoring

Brief legal text – minor clarifications existing WFD requirements

A&M: Guidelines and guidance to be developed to be adotped by Article 21 (in comitology)

Future of the AMPS expert groupReporting format : developed separate

instrument = link E-PRTR proposal

Analysis, Monitoring & Reporting

Analysis and monitoring Article 13 Article 18 (comitology) Annex 1, part III Annex 2 – Background concentrations

Reporting Article 14 Annex IV

Agenda item 7:Priority Hazardous Substance Review

PHS review – state-of-play

Consultation to date PHS: Anthracene, Endosulfan, TCB Not PHS: Atrizine, Chlorpyrifos, DEHP, Diuron,

Isoproturon, Lead, Naphtalene, Octylphenols, Pentachlorophenols, Simazine, Trifluralin

Report to be further edited Updates for at least two substances foreseen (Trifluralin,

Endosulfan)

PHS review

Article 15.1 – revision articleAnnex V – amendment Annex X WFD

Other pollutants and repeal of 76/464/EEC ‘daughters’

Other pollutants

76/464 - daughter Directives 9 PS substances ( as other PS, but ELVs) 8 non-Priority substances :Aldrin, Dieldrin,

Endrin, Isodrin, DDT, Carbon tetrachloride, Perchlorethylene, Trichlorethylene

Repeal of all old directives taking over, at least, same level of protection

Repeal in stages

Repeal 76/646 “daughters”

Article 1 PurposeArticle 2 ScopePart I, II, IIIArticle 16Annex I, IV, VI

Next steps

Follow-up

Comments draft Directive > 30.6 Comments supporting documents

CSTEE opinion (EAF(7)04/01) > 30.6 PHS report (EAF(7)07/01) > 15.8 AMPS report (EAF(7)06/01) > 15.8

Submission additional information EQS for datasheets > 30.6 Deadlines to be confirmed

Emission control concept paper (EAF(7)05/01) Economic study EQS datasheets /methodology « Non-paper » on CommunicationCirculation end-July – at least 6 weeks for comments

Minutes EAF(7) > circulated 2 to 3 weeks