Water Framework Directive - Common implementation strategy
Work Programme 2003 - 2004
Many of the working groups have now fulfilled their mandates. However, there are outstanding technical issues that need to be addressed at the EU-level and at the end of last year a new working structure was agreed for the CIS. Four new working groups have been identified and each will use small drafting groups to develop guidance documents. The four themes at the working level and their current activities are:
- Working Group 2A - Ecological status
- Guidance on the assessment and intercalibration of ecological status
- Methodological guidance on the intercalibration process
- Guidance on classification schemes for surface water bodies
- Working Group 2B - Integrated River Basin Management
- Horizontal guidance on wetlands
- Pilot river basin testing
- Integration of economic issues
- Addressing economical methodological aspects
- Working Group 2C - Groundwater - this group is relatively new
and mandates for new activities are currently being discussed.
- Working Group 2D - Reporting - the group has taken on the work of the Expert Advisory Forum which no longer exists.
- Guidance for reporting under the WFD
- State of the Environment
The UK will continue to be fully involved in the work of these groups. Information on the working groups will be updated here as work progresses.
Further information
- Common Implementation Strategy: work programme 2003 - 2004
- Common Implementation Strategy: guidance
- Integrated testing of guidance documents
See also
- CIS guidance documents are available on the Commission's website
Page last modified: 13 March 2003
Page published: 23 March 2001