SARMa – Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management

WP4, Activity 4.1 workplan

Tamás Hámor (MBFH)

Second consortium meeting

4-5th February 2010, Split, Croatia

WP will develop regional/national approachesregional/national approaches to implementing SARM and SSM.

It is the central thematic central thematic WP, where bottom-up best practices bottom-up best practices for resource for resource efficiency efficiency and top-down strategic planstop-down strategic plans for transnational harmonization of for transnational harmonization of policies and legislationpolicies and legislation intersect.

Relevant regional/national legislationlegislation, regulations, procedures and bottlenecks will be studied.

A framework for SARM framework for SARM will be created, discussed with interested and affected groups at workshops on multiple scales, and then serve as the basis for more effective management and implementation of legislation, inclusion of aggregates in land use planning, and harmonization of regulations.

Planning for secure SSM will be based on regional/national studiesPlanning for secure SSM will be based on regional/national studies that consider nature conservation, water resources and transportation, as well as a GIS GIS of supply-relevant dataof supply-relevant data.

Plans and recommendations for SSM recommendations for SSM will reflect economic and strategic importance of the sector.

WP4 Regional and National level Activities - Description

Activity 4.1DescriptionSustainable aggregate resource management (SARM):a)review regional/national legislationlegislation and relevant EU Directives and documents on aggregates management, incl. implementation procedures and bottlenecks b) create framework for SARM framework for SARM during synthesissynthesisc) conduct workshopsworkshops at multiple scales (see also WP1, 2, 5)d) develop plan for harmonizationplan for harmonization of effective management & planning (seeAct.4.2c))e) create recommendationsrecommendations (see Act.4.2 d) and WP5) Role of partners:MBFH as WP leadallall partnerspartners provide information on national/regional legislationlegislation and management management practicespracticesall partners create common document on current best practicesbest practices, and assist with plan assist with plan for more efficient aggregate management and creation of recommendations.Geographical location: each partner do a case study for their country (AT, GR, HU, RO, IT ER, HR, BA, SP, AL, SI)

LP, PP1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, IPA1, 2, 3, 10% PP1

Preparatory reports on the analysis of legislation and procedures in each participating country (O1a)

10 Period 4

LP, PP1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, IPA1, 10% PP1

Preparatory reports on the national (4: SI, HR, AL, RO) or regional supply (3: AT Styria, GR Pella, IT Parma) (O1a) 7 Period 5

All Synthesis report per each activity: on SARM in all countries and on SSM (O9) 2 Period 5

All Recommendations on implementation of (EU) legislation; for aggregate policy and management; and for development and land use planners (O10) 3 Period 5

LP, PP1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, IPA1, 10% PP1

GIS in management of aggregates in terms of resources availability and exploitation, use, transportation types and routes (O13) 1 Period 5

Qualitative and quantitative description of the outputs

Act.4.2

Activity 4.2 DescriptionPlanning for SSM:a) conduct case studiesconduct case studies on planning for supply in 7 areas, b) recommend design of GIS design of GIS for aggregates, to support c) implementation plans implementation plans for secure SSM for case study regions, d) create recommendationsrecommendations on integration of SSM into regional/national legislation, in development and land use planning, and for planning for supply, e) make regional maps for contiguous SEE regional maps for contiguous SEE nations Role of partners:• Italy ER coordinates activity and share expertise on GIS • other partners (METE, MUL, PELLA and IGME, MINGORP, FGG, ANPAR, Parma, TUC, and GeoZS) do case studies • appropriate partners create 3 regional reports and 4 country reports • all partners collaboratively develop Implementation plans, GIS, and recommendations. • selected partners create maps 

All Common agreements on implementation of (EU) legislation; for aggregate policy and management; and for development and land use planners (R7)

3 Period 5

All Common, interoperable methodology adopted among partners on GIS (R8) 1 Period 5

PP2, 6, 8, IPA2 Regional/local policies improved on SARM and SSM in participating regions as partners or observers: PELLA, PARMA, ER, MGK10, RCM, ACHAIA (R11)

6 Period 5

All New tool developed: methodology on GIS (R13) 1 Period 5

All Advanced tools adopted to improve knowledge management within the partnership: SARM, SSM and GIS (R19)

3 Period 5

All Regions proactively promoted by all partners and observers (R20) 23 Period 5

All Common management structures established on SARM and SSM (R21) 2 Period 5

All Infrastructure of common interest improved: regional aggregate supply improved by Aggregate Intelligence System in 15 regions (one per partner) (R26) 15 Period 5

Qualitative and quantitative description of the results

ACTIVITY 4.1 Task 1 Review of EU Community legislationby: MBFH and MULmethodology: EUR-Lex desk-top study of the acquis, EC communications, CEN and international standards with relevance to aggregates managementoutputs: ca. 50 pages report, deadline: May 2010

Fields covered with regard to aggregates: Treaties, International conventions Secondary sources of law (regulations, directives, decisions)• environment, waste, water, nature conservation• workers health, technical safety, machinery, chemicals acquis Rulings of Court of Justice, EC communications, EP positions,

CEN and international standards

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF EU COMMUNITY LEVEL SCREENING:

THE PRIME DRIVERS AND PRESSURES ON AGGREGATES

No. 1 THE 2007-2013 FINANCIAL SCHEME:

Supporting infrastructure development of regions lagging behind - SEE

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF EU COMMUNITY LEVEL SCREENING:

THE PRIME DRIVERS AND PRESSURES ON AGGREGATES

No. 2 THE NEW WASTE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (2008/98/EC):Article 6 End-of-waste status1. Certain specified waste shall cease to be waste when it has undergone a recovery, incl. recycling, operation and complies with specific criteria to be developed:(a) substance or object is commonly used for specific purposes;(b) market or demand exists for it;(c) substance or object fulfils technical requirements for specific purposes and meets existing legislation and standards applicable to products;….The criteria shall include limit values for pollutants where necessary….2. …. End-of-waste specific criteria should be considered, among others, at least for aggregates, paper, glass, metal, tyres and textiles.Article 11 2. In order … to move towards a European recycling society with a high level of resource efficiency, MS shall take the necessary measures designed to achieve following targets:(b) by 2020, preparing for re-use, recycling and other material recovery, including backfilling operations using waste to substitute other materials, of non-hazardous

construction and demolition waste excluding naturally occurring material defined in17 05 04 shall be increased to a minimum of 70 % by weight.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF EU COMMUNITY LEVEL SCREENING:

THE PRIME DRIVERS AND PRESSURES ON AGGREGATES

No. 3 DIRECTIVE ON CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS (89/106 (93/68)) + COM(2008) 311 final 2008/0098 (COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of the construction products

No. 4 DIRECTIVE 2006/21/EC ON MINING WASTE MANAGEMENT

No. 5 COMMUNITY MINERALS POLICY (?)

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF EU COMMUNITY LEVEL SCREENING:

THE PRIME DRIVERS AND PRESSURES ON AGGREGATES

PRESSURES (BARRIERS):

No. 6 LACK OF COMMON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT (LAND USE) PLANNING No. 7 NATURA 2000

No. 8 ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY (FINANCIAL GUARANTEES)

No. 9 EIA, WATER MANAGEMENT No. 10 LACK OF COMMUNITY FINANCIAL

INCENTIVES, CEN STANDARDS

Task 2 Analysis of national legislationby: all Methodology and deadlines:

•compilation of a questionnaire and guidance for the management legislation and practice (August 2009)

•review and correction of the questionnaire (November 2009)•answers to the questionnaire (April 2010 ????)•analysis of the SEE legislation and practice (September 2010)

outputs and deadlines:-a ca. 10 pages standard questionnaire (November 2009)-10 country (incl. regional) reports, answers to questionnaire, ca. 20 pages

(April 2010)- workshop on the discussion of the preliminary results (Bucharest? 2010)- analytical report on SEE legislation (October 2010)- summary publication on EU and SEE legislation on aggregates in an

international journal (submitted December 2010, published May 2011)

General:Major legislative and regulatory bodiesSystem of law, relevant acts/decreesMineral policy documentsMinerals inventories system

Licensing schemes:Step-wise flow charts (incl. authorities, processing time

Major barriers/indicators:Absolute barriers (Natura 2000)Relative barriers:Expected time til operationNumber of authorities involved Licensing fees til operationRoyalty for aggregatesSanctions for illegal mining

Cross-cutting issues (the digest):Embedding into spatial development(level/way of min. res. protection)Mining waste contextCompetitors and complementers (C&D, ash, slag, mining waste)Quasi-legal & illegal alternatives (dredging, landscape management, water works)Financial incentivesWorm-eye & eagle-eye views(citizen/company/authority/state perspectives)Scaling issues (local/county/regional/state/federal)Conflict field mappingModerator practices (public hearing)Acquisition of the social credit card

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Task 3 Synthesis of best practices, a SEE (and EU) harmonization initiativeby: selected partners methodology:• strong reliance on inputs from WP3 and Action 4.2 of WP4• iterative elaboration of recommendation on integration of SSM into regional/national legislation, in development & land use planning, and for minerals management• establishing a framework on SARM of different levelsOutputs and deadlines: • ca. 40-60 page recommendation document on harmonization initiative of SARM based on best practice case examples with possible solution scenarios on significantly differing deviant national regulatory and policy regimes

(February 2011)• ca. 40-60 page framework scheme on SSM mix and planning based on best practice case examples and pan-SEE synthesis of statistical and GIS analysis

(March 2011)(or shall these two be treated in one synthesis report?, see WP5)

THE TWO COMPLEMENTERS / COMPETITORS:

primary aggregates (mineral raw materials): gravel, sand, crushed stones

secondary aggregates: inert mining waste, construction and demolition waste, ashes, slags, others?

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