CEN/TC 230 2016 — Project list

CEN/TC 230 Biological methods - Work programme WG 2 (WG 21 to WG 27) 2016-08 Project/Title WG/ State of work Next target dates Project leader FprEN 16859 WG 21 Formal Vote FV start: Water quality - Guidance standard Prof. Boon Technical work in 2016-08-09 on monitoring freshwater pearl (Scotish natural WG 21 is finished FV end mussel (margaritifera margaritifera) heritage, UK) 2016-11-03 populations and their environment FprEN 16870 WG 25 Formal Vote FV start: Water quality - Guidance standard Prof. Boon Technical work in 2016-08-09 on determining the (Scotish natural WG 21 is finished FV end hydromorphological conditions of heritage, UK) 2016-11-03 lakes WI 00230340 WG 21 NWIP Ballot Start of technical Water quality - Guidance on field Dr. Veen approved discussion, and laboratory procedures for RWS, NL preparation of draft quantitative analysis and for prEN identification of macro-invertebrates from inland surface waters PWI 00230346 WG 23 Preparation of NWIP- ballot Performance characteristics of Dr. Kelly proposal draft Dates open diatom sampling and analysis (UK) Check merging with 2016 NWI (to be merged with PWI 00230312?) PWI 00230312) PWI 00230348 (CEN/TR) WG 23 NWIP Ballot Start of technical Technical report for the Dr. Rimet approved discussion, management of diatom barcodes preparation of draft (WG 23) TR PWI 00230349 (CEN/TR) WG 23 NWIP Ballot Start of technical Technical report for the routine Dr. Rimet approved discussion, sampling of benthic diatoms from preparation of draft rivers and lakes adapted for TR metabarcoding analyses (WG 23) PWI 00230336 WG 24 Discussion and Workshop Water quality - Guidance for Mrs. Washburn preparation of 22./23.09.2016 assessing the efficiency and related (Environment proposal by WG 24 Bristol, UK metrics of fish passage solutions Agency UK) for NWIP NWIP- ballot Dates open (after Workshop) NWI WG 27 Continuation of Will be reactivated Water quality - Guidance on Mrs. Peaty discussions NWIP Ballot mapping extent and density of (UK) Preparation of NWIP 1 month Zostera and macroalgae beds in the draft September littoral environment -October PWI 00230341 WG 27 Discussion and Next stage: NWIP- Mrs. Peaty preparation of ballot Guidance for the sampling of (UK) proposal by WG 27 Dates open mesozooplankton from marine and for NWIP 2016 brackish waters using nets PWI 00230342 WG 27 Discussion and Next stage: NWIP- Guidance on analysis of Dag Altin preparation of ballot mesozooplankton from marine and (NO) proposal by WG 27 Dates open brackish waters for NWIP 2016 PWI 00230343 WG 25 Discussion and Next stage: NWIP- Prof. Boon preparation of ballot Water quality – Guidance standard proposal by WG 25 Dates open on determining the degree of for NWIP 2016 modification of transitional and coastal waters CEN/TC 230 2016 — Project list

Planned items and open items under State of discussion in WGs, further remarks discussion Revision of EN 14614:2004 - Collection of information on application Water Quality - Guidance standard for of the methods, assessing the hydromorphological features of - Exchange with ECOSTAT on necessity rivers of revision Revision EN 15843:2010 - planned CEN-Workshop (WG 25) at “Water quality - Guidance standard on University of Novi Sad, Serbia determining the degree of modification of river - Combination, merging of the two hydromorphology” standards possible? PWI 00230311 - NWIP disapproved, deleted from work Water quality - Determination of the saprobic programme index of watercourses based on heterotrophic - method needed? organisms PWI00230312 - Check if still relevant work to be Validation of biological-ecological methods - continued? Possibilities and documentation for the - merging with PWI 00230346? purposes of standardization European chlorophyll method(s) needed Open discussion - necessary (yes or no?) - Chlorophyll requirements for WFD and Marine Startegy Framework directive?? - Revision ISO 10260 Chlorophyll ISO/TC 147? - WG 23 and WG 27 are concerned

Methods for e-DNA (What How Who) Open discussion

Remote sensing methods (for marine waters Open discussion esp. chlorophyll) Convenorship WG 26 (WG 23) --