EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ENVIRONMENT Directorate C - Quality of Life, Water & Air ENV.C.1 Clean Water – Ispra, 25/09/2017 WG A ECOSTAT 9-11 2017 Agenda point 2: Ecological Potential Summary overview of status and planned next steps on Good Ecological Potential Common understanding of using mitigation measures for different uses For water storage. a report on common understanding of using mitigation measures for reaching GEP has been published as in December 2016 For agriculture/drainage, a draft report on common understanding of using mitigation measures was presented at the previous meeting. An updated draft version of this report, now also including an overview of mitigation measures and a conclusions chapter, has been prepared. The draft report will be presented and discussed at the 35th ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.1), with the aim to publish it as JRC technical report following a round of written comments from the ECOSTAT WG. For flood protection measures, a draft report on common understanding of using mitigation measures was presented and discussed at the previous ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.2). A proposed final version taking into account the written comments received has been finalised, and is planned to be published as JRC technical report in the autumn of this year For inland navigation a workshop was held 29-30 June in Brussels allowing for an exchange of information on typical impacts, their ecological effects, highlighting key mitigation measures and understanding the effectiveness of these measures (including in different environments). A workshop report has been elaborated, including an overview table on mitigation measures for water bodies impacted by inland navigation, which is provided for the ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.3). At present, it is not foreseen to produce a complete technical report as for the previous uses. For coastal and transitional waters a core group has been set up that has carried out a questionnaire based information exchange covering all relevant uses over the summer of 2017. First results will be presented at
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ENVIRONMENT Directorate C - Quality of Life, Water & Air ENV.C.1 – Clean Water Ispra, 25/09/2017 WG A 9-11 2017 Agenda point 2: Ecological Potential Summary overview of status and planned next steps on Good Ecological Potential Common understanding of using mitigation measures for different uses For water storage. a report on common understanding of using mitigation measures for reaching GEP has been published as in December 2016 For agriculture/drainage, a draft report on common understanding of using mitigation measures was presented at the previous ECOSTAT meeting. An updated draft version of this report, now also including an overview of mitigation measures and a conclusions chapter, has been prepared. The draft report will be presented and discussed at the 35th ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.1), with the aim to publish it as JRC technical report following a round of written comments from the ECOSTAT WG. For flood protection measures, a draft report on common understanding of using mitigation measures was presented and discussed at the previous ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.2). A proposed final version taking into account the written comments received has been finalised, and is planned to be published as JRC technical report in the autumn of this year For inland navigation a workshop was held 29-30 June in Brussels allowing for an exchange of information on typical impacts, their ecological effects, highlighting key mitigation measures and understanding the effectiveness of these measures (including in different environments). A workshop report has been elaborated, including an overview table on mitigation measures for water bodies impacted by inland navigation, which is provided for the ECOSTAT meeting (agenda item 2.3). At present, it is not foreseen to produce a complete technical report as for the previous uses. For coastal and transitional waters a core group has been set up that has carried out a questionnaire based information exchange covering all relevant uses over the summer of 2017. First results will be presented at