Table of contents
- 2. REPORTING AT SURFACE WATER BODY LEVEL (SCHEMA SWB)
- 2.3. Pressures and impacts on surface waters
- 2.4. Ecological status and exemptions
- 2.5. Chemical status of surface waters, exemptions and Mixing Zones
- 3. REPORTING AT GROUNDWATER BODY LEVEL (SCHEMA GWB)
- 3.3. Pressures and impacts on groundwater
- 3.4. Quantitative status of groundwater and exemptions
- 3.5. Chemical status of groundwater and exemptions
- 4. MONITORING (SCHEMA MONITORING)
- 5. PROTECTED AREAS (SCHEMAS SWB AND GWB)
- 6. REPORTING AT MS LEVEL: COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, RBDS AND SUB-UNITS (SCHEMA RBDSUCA)
- 7. REPORTING AT RBD/SUB-UNIT LEVEL FOR SURFACE WATER (SCHEMA SWMET)
- 7.3. Methodologies classification ecological status and potential
- 7.4. Methodologies classification chemical status
- 7.5. Overall management objectives (nutrients, river continuity)
- 7.6. Definition of significant pressures and impacts
- 7.7. Methodologies exemptions
- 8. REPORTING AT RBD/SUB-UNIT LEVEL FOR GROUNDWATER (SCHEMA GWMET)
- 8.4. Definition of significant pressures and impacts
- 8.5. Methodologies exemptions
- 9. REPORTING AT RBD/SUB-UNIT LEVEL FOR RBMP (SCHEMA RBMPPOM)
- 9.4. Water abstractions and exploitation of water resources
- 10. PROGRAMME OF MEASURES REPORTED AT RBD/SUB-UNIT LEVEL (SCHEMA RBMPPOM)
- 10.2. Targeted questions on basic measures and other aspects
- 10.3. Estimates of cost of measures
- 10.4. Co-ordination of measures in international RBDs
- 10.5. Progress with and achievements of the programme of measures for the first planning cycle
- 11. REPORTING AT RBD/SUB-UNIT LEVEL FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND COST RECOVERY (SCHEMA RBMPPOM)
- Overview of comments presented at WG DIS
- WISE spatial data presentation at WG DIS
8.4. Definition of significant pressures and impacts
A key part of the characterisation of groundwater bodies is the assessment of the risk that a groundwater body may fail (in 2015) the objectives of the WFD unless appropriate measures are taken. The results of the risk assessment inform the monitoring of groundwater bodies and the subsequent classification of status. It is crucial that methodologies used in risk assessment are fit for purpose in the sense of being able to identify and quantify all significant pressures within the RBD and their potential impact on status of groundwater bodies (CIS Guidance Document 3). If not, (expensive) measures may be incorrectly targeted and objectives may (unexpectedly) not be met.
Class GWPressures
- Please include here any comments which apply to all the schema elements in this Class.
- In addition to those general schema element level comments, we welcome your views on: a) whether you think this Class can be simplified; and b) whether you think the linkages with other reporting Classes or Schemas can be improved, and how;
gwPressuresNotAssessed - Required.(SignificantPressureType_Enum)
Select any pressure types from the enumeration list that have not been assessed (i.e. pressure types that have not been considered because they were not deemed to be important in the RBD, no information was available, or any other reason). If all pressures have been assessed report ‘Not applicable’. The option ‘No significant pressure’ is not valid.
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We suggest to delete this schema element as significant pressures will be reported at WB level in schema element "gwSignificantPressureType".
gwSignificantPressurePointSourceTools - Required.(SignificantPressureTools_Enum)
Report the tools that have been used to define significant pressures from point sources. ‘Numerical tools’ includes modelling tools.
gwSignificantPressureDiffuseSourceTools - Required.(SignificantPressureTools_Enum)
Report the tools that have been used to define significant pressures from diffuse sources. ‘Numerical tools’ includes modelling tools.
gwSignificantPressureWaterAbstractionTools - Required.(SignificantPressureTools_Enum)
Report the tools that have been used to define significant pressures from water abstractions. ‘Numerical tools’ includes modelling tools.
gwSignificantPressureArtificialRecharge - Required.(SignificantPressureTools_Enum)
Report the tools that have been used to define significant pressures from artificial recharge. ‘Numerical tools’ includes modelling tools.
gwSignificantPressureOtherSourceTools - Required.(SignificantPressureTools_Enum)
Report the tools that have been used to define significant pressures from other sources. ‘Numerical tools’ includes modelling tools.
gwSignificanceDefinition - Required.(YesNoCode_Enum)
Indicate whether significance has been defined in terms of thresholds.
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Define type of threshold. Statistical, or threshold as in pollutant load, or other?
gwSignificanceLinkFailure - Required.(YesNoCode_Enum)
Indicate whether the definition of significance is linked to the potential failure of good status.
gwPressuresReference - Required.(ReferenceType)
Provide references or hyperlinks to the documents and sections where any relevant information relating to pressure types can be found. Guidance on what should be included in this document is provided in Section 8.4.3.3
Guidance on contents of RBMPs/background documents
(Please see the full text of this sub-section in the WFD Reporting Guidance 2016 or above chapter)
Include here any comments that relate to the information contained in this sub-section of the Reporting Guidance, namely concerning information you think could/should be reported electronically and information which you believe should not be included in the River Basin Management Plans or background documents.
Annex 1a is unclear. Some pressures are defined as groundwater related, eg 6.1 Groundwater recharges, while others are relevant for both GW and SW, and some only for SW, without specification of water type. In 2016 SE reported significant gw pressures not assessed that were surface water specific pressures, by mistake.
Generally unwise to include negative in questions and reporting elements. Can easily be confused.