RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN AND FLOOD PLAN FOR WESTERN BUG IN POLAND SOKAL 3 NOVEMBER 2018

MARIA STANISZEWSKA POLISH ECOLOGICAL CLUB BUG CATCHMENT AREA - DESCRIPTION

• Total length of the river is 772 km • Length as a border is 363 km (within Belarus 169 km, Ukraine 185 km). 224 km is on Polish territory • The total area of a basin is 73479 sq.km, within Belarus 9990 sq.km, 39420 – Poland, 24 069 - Ukraine. BUG CATCHMENT AREA - DESCRIPTION

• The biggest urban agglomeration: Lvov in Ukraine ( 760 th. citizens), Brest in Belarus( 300 th. citizens) and Chełm in Poland ( 69 th. citizens). • Environment: Biosphere Reserve Western Polesie and 18 areas of NATURA 2000 BUG CATCHMENT AREA – DESCRIPTION.

• The international basin of Bug river characterized of different administration structure responsible of water managing, monitoring and financing, lack of coordinated water management plans and coordinated action plans in the event of a crisis. STATE OF RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS – BUG BASIN

• Poland – EU Water Framework Directive, Water Law – 2017; Act on inland navigation - 2000; Environment protection Law – 2001; Act on fishing – 2004; Act on Inland fishing – 1985 and detailed regulations provided by Ministry of Environment • Ukraine – Law adoption process: Law18.03.2004 №1629-ІV “On the state program of adaptation of the Ukrainian legislation to the EU legislation” makes Ukrainian law closer to WDF till 2020 • Belarus – Country water law; Environmental Protection law STATE OF JOINT RIVER BASIN / TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT BODIES

Polish - Ukrainian committee Boundary Waters Area of working: Common strategy, Protection of transboundary waters against pollution, Flood protection and drainage regulation, Limited extraordinary water pollution, Hydrometeorology and hydrogeology Lack of official Polish-Belarussian committee COMMON ACTIVITIES IN BUG BASIN ON STATE LEVEL

Expansion of cross-border system of sewage treatment in a river basin the Western Bug", 2013-2015, the Program of cross-border cooperation of Poland-Belarus- Polish-Ukrainian cooperation for the Ukraine 2007-2013. Municipal enterprise of housing and communal services protection of the boundary waters "Kamenets housing and communal services against pollution – governmental bodies International project of the European Union on from Lublin and Wołyń prevention and to control of floods on the cross-border rivers (2010-2012) - Flood-WISE Project STATUS OF SURFACE WATERS

• Obtained results of diagnostic monitoring indicate that 88% of tested rivers did not meet the required RDW at least good ecological status • There is also a large share of rivers in poor condition / ecological potential. This situation is due to a poor ichthyological evaluation (EFI + / IBI). Bad research results indicate unsatisfactory fish species composition and negative influence of river regulation - changes in flow conditions, spawning deceleration, preventing or hindering migration. EWALUATION OF WATER STATUS

Ecological status

8% 8% good 13%

avarage

weak

bad 71% EVALUATION OF ECOLOGICAL POTENCIAL OF SURFACE WATERS

Ecological potential

8%

19% 35% good avarage weak bad

38% ACTUAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF BUG BASIN

• Biogen leaching from point sources (lack of waste water treatments, lack of waste water management) • Biogen leaching from non point sources (intensive agriculture) • Eutrophication and loss biodiversity • River regulation • Loss the wetlands • Heavy metals – Brest • E-40 NEW COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM – E 40 AREA OF COOPERATION

• 1. Unification of pollution standards, control and monitoring organisation • 2. NGOs join forces in three countries on inland shipping plans • 3. NGOs join forces on hydroelectric generating station in Bug basin • 4. Communication and information exchange in Bug basin • 5. Preparation agreements and lobby politicians for possibility international scholarship for scientists. • 5. Establish international councils of NGOs - International Participation Action River Team i- PART (in Poland – Coalition Save the Rivers, in Belarus – BelPART, in Ukraine – Forum NGO of Bug basin