Dezernat IV UB Gewässer IUSF-TIAS Autumn School 2015 The management and governance of water resources in the Eifel-Rur region Antje Goedeking 1 Wasserverband Eifel-Rur Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are 2 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are 3 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are 4 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are 5 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are The Netherlands Belgium 6 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are The Netherlands Belgium 7 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are The Netherlands Belgium 8 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Where we are The Netherlands the Ruhr Belgium Rur catchment 9 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Who we are Organisation and duties German Watermanagement Germany Water- and Shipping Authotity Ministery of Environment (Ministery of Transport) Waterframework-law 16 federal states exchanging in the 16 federal states LAWA e.g. Northrhine-Westfalia (Länderarbeits- gemeinschaft Each with its own water law Wasser) 10 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Who we are Organisation and duties Northrine-Westfalian Watermanagement Min. Environment (MKULNV) (Highest Water Authority) Department No. IV Safety of Soil & Water Water - und Wastemanagement Environmental 5 administrative Districts Agency NRW (Higher Water Authority) Dezernat No. 54 Water Management 31 Counties operation permits/supervision 10 Waterboards (Lower Water Authority) each on own law Municipalities (e.g. WVER) 11 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Creation of Special law of the federal state the Water Board North Rhine-Westphalia from the year 1990 Start of activities 1st January 1993 Legal form The Water Board is a corporate body under public law 12 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Administrative Headquarters 13 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Assembly Supervisory board Chief Executive Officer Division Water Bodies Staff units Division Division Operation of Waste Administration Water Plants and Financing Division Manpower 14 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Assembly Supervisory board Members who pay the work Chief Executive Officer Employees who do the work Division (approx. 530) Staff units Water Bodies Division Division Operation of Waste Administration Water Plants and Financing Division Manpower 15 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main respon- - Flood control and water management sibilities of the - Provision of water for drinking water WVER and industrial water production and water power applications (by a special - Residential and industrial wastewater treatment and reclamation Eifel-Rur-law of Northrhine- - Creation of a near-natural and good status of flowing waters Westfalia) (e.g. European Water Framework Directive) 16 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main responsibilities = Main work - 47 Waste water treatment plants (total population equivalent 2.2 million) - Large reservoirs (total capacity 302 million cubic meters) - Flowing waters ( 1.900 km of rivers and streams + 50 flood retention basins) 17 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Service area 2.100 km2 Inhabitants 1.1 Mio. 18 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Who pays the work? 19 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Legal mem- 43 municipalities in bers of WVER the catchment area of the WVER 5 counties (Euskirchen, Aachen, Düren, Heinsberg, Viersen) 20 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Legal mem- 4 companies for drinking water bers of WVER supply - Water Board Olef Valley - Water Board Perlenbach - Drinking Water Production and Treatment Association Nordeifel mbH - Municipal Enterprises Düren GmbH 34 industrial and commercial companies and others 21 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main responsibilities = Main work - 47 Waste water treatment plants (total population equvalent 2.2 million) - Large reservoirs (total capacity 302 million cubic meters) - Flowing waters ( 1.900 km of rivers and streams + 50 flood retention basins) 22 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Reservoir-System Germany The Netherlands Belgium 23 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Large reservoirs (dams) 24 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Aachen Wehebach reservoir Düren Reservoir-System Total Volume:Dreilägerbach Storage basin Obermaubach 302 Mio.reservoir m3 Rur reservoir Roetgen Storage basin Heimbach 10 Reservoirs Kall reservoir o 7 WVER Obersee Urft reservoir o 3 water supply companies o drinking water Perlenbach reservoir Olef reservoir 25 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks reservoirs • Flood protection (up to 70 million m³) • Collection of high-quality raw water - for drinking water preparation - for industrial demands • Equalization of water run-off • Hydroelectric power generation • Tourism 26 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main responsibilities = Main Work - 47 Waste water treatment plants (total population equvalent 2.2 million) - Large reservoirs (total capacity 300 million cubic meters) - Flowing waters ( 1.900 km of rivers and streams + 50 flood retention basins) 27 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Service area WVER 2.100 km2 28 1,1 Mio. Inhabitants Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Flowing waters 29 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks Maintenance of rivers and streams 30 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks Flood control 31 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks Near natural reconstruction 32 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks Mill ditches 33 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Main tasks Weirs for discharging water into mill ditches in order to provide industry with water (first ditches documented in 748 after Christ) 34 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Users /stakeholders in the catchment area 35 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Users / stakeholders in the catchment area Foto Anker Teppich 36 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Users / stakeholders in the catchment area supp 37 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Participation in EU project 38 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Precipitation 600 mm/a What are drought problems in a water rich region? Big reservoirs Problem: Long dry periods Precipitation 1.200 mm/a Service area WVER 2.100 km2 39 1,1 Mio. Inhabitants Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Reservoir-System with opponent tasks ▲ Low-water enrichment and provision demands full reservoirs ▼ Flood protection demands empty reservoirs Management plan based on data of the last 100 years 40 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Changed rain pattern -> low level reservoir-system 41 42 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Study on reservoir management in dry periods Testsimulation of different types of SPI‘s 130000 120000 110000 100000 no SPI 90000 3m 6m 9m 12m 80000 24m 48m 70000 01.1993 03.1993 05.1993 06.1993 08.1993 10.1993 11.1993 01.1994 42 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer DROP partners 11 partners from 5 different countries 43 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer DROP partners Pilots Team - Measures Scientific Team – Governance 44 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Governance assessment Talk from Rodrigo Vidaurre Quality criteria of the governance regime Extent Coherence Flexibility Intensity Governance dimension Levels and scales How many levels are Do these levels work Is it possible to move up and down levels Is there a strong impact involved and dealing together and do they trust (upscaling and downscaling) given the from a certain level to with an issue? other between levels? issue at stake? change behaviour? Is there a strong impact Are all relevant What is the strength of Actors and networks Is it practised that the lead shifts from from an actor or actor stakeholders involved? interactions between one actor to another? coalition on water Who are excluded? stakeholders? management? To what extent are the To what extent do the Problem perspectives / How different are the goal various problem various goals support each Are there opportunities to re-assess ambitions from the status goal ambitions perspectives taken other, or Are they in goals? quo? care off? competition? What types of To what extent is the Are there opportunities to combine or What is the implied instruments are resulting incentive system make use of different types of behavioural deviation from Strategies and instruments included in the policy based on synergy? instruments? current practice? strategy? To what extent do the Are responsibilities assigned responsibilities What is the flexibility within the assigned Is the amount of applied clearly assigned and create competence responsibility to apply resources in order resources sufficient for the Responsibilities / resources sufficiently facilitated struggles or cooperation to do the right thing in an accountable intended change? with resources? within or across and transparent way? institutions? 45 45 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer www.dropproject.eu/publications/ 46 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Results -Extent System of water management with “supporting” extent. …but national level is somehow decoupled Level of Municipalities seems to leave the implementation of measures (no money!!) Organisation of WVER implicates participation of many actors … but smaller ones (the non members) do have little influence Stakeholder-groups are involved in a good manner … but no initiatives for involving civil society Wide spectrum of strategies und instruments (also thanks to WFD/FD from EU), … but missing aspects e.g. water-demand-management Unclear responsibilities especially for adaptation to climate change: free-will principle on federal state level and consequently resources 47 47 Dezernat IV UB Gewässer Results - Coherence All-in-all “supportive” due to WVERs structure: WVER is responsible for all water management issues the members pay for EU – politics seem to have an important role in getting a holistic and synergetic view on water management There is trust und interdependence between the actors, with a positive trend on a time scale …but: system seems to have a standstill when it comes to controversial themes. The principle on free-will and cooperation is ‘carried to end’. What about end of