European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+): Results 2 and 3 ENI/2016/372-403 DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SEVAN RIVER BASIN DISTRICT IN ARMENIA: PHASE 2 Second Thematic summary Version 1.2; May 2020 Sevan RBMP: Thematic summary 2 ENI/2016/372-403 Sevan RBMP: Thematic summary Responsible EU member state consortium project leader Alexander Zinke, Umweltbundesamt GmbH (AT) EUWI+ country representative in Armenia Vahagn Tonoyan Responsible international thematic lead expert Florence Pintus, IOWater (FR) Responsible Armenian thematic lead expert Aleksandr Arakelyan, Geocom LLC Authors Geocom LLC: Liana Margaryan, Hayk Yeritsyan, Aleksandr Arakelyan, Armen Martirosyan, Arshavir Avagyan, Narek Tarasyan, Harutyun Uloyan, Lilit Sargsyan, Araksya Nersisyan Disclaimer: The EU-funded program European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+ 4 EaP) is implemented by the UNECE, OECD, responsible for the implementation of Result 1 and an EU member state consortium of Austria, managed by the lead coordinator Umweltbundesamt, and of France, managed by the International Office for Water, responsible for the implementation of Result 2 and 3. This document, the “Thematic Summary, RBMP for Alazani-Iori basin”, was produced by the EU member state consortium with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Governments of the Eastern Partnership Coun- tries. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of, or sovereignty over, any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries, and to the name of any territory, city or area. TABLE OF CONTENT Imprint Owner and Editor: EU Member State Consortium Umweltbundesamt GmbH Office International de’l Eau (IOW) Spittelauer Lände 5 21/23 rue de Madrid 1090 Vienna, Austria 75008 Paris, FRANCE Responsible IOW Communication officer: Yunona Videnina [email protected] May 2020 ENI/2016/372-403 3 Sevan RBMP: Thematic summary 1 Characterization of the river basin district .......................................................................................... 7 1.1 Natural Conditions in the River Basin District (RBD) .................................................................. 7 1.2 Surface Water Resources........................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Groundwater Resources ........................................................................................................... 10 2 Pressures and impacts of human activities ...................................................................................... 11 2.1 Water Abstraction ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Point Sources of Pollution......................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Diffuse Sources of Pollution...................................................................................................... 12 3 Protected areas ................................................................................................................................ 14 4 Water Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 15 4.1 Current surface water monitoring situation ............................................................................... 15 4.2 Current groundwater monitoring situation ................................................................................ 15 4.3 Monitoring improvement ........................................................................................................... 16 4.3.1 Surface water ................................................................................................................... 16 4.3.1.1 Chemical Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 16 4.3.1.2 Biological Monitoring .................................................................................................... 17 4.3.1.3 Hydro-morphology Monitoring ...................................................................................... 17 4.3.2 Groundwater .................................................................................................................... 17 5 Water bodies status & risk analysis.................................................................................................. 19 5.1 Assessment of Good Status of Surface Water Bodies based on Chemical and Ecological Status ...................................................................................................................... 19 5.1.1 Chemical Status ............................................................................................................... 19 5.1.2 Ecological Status ............................................................................................................. 20 5.2 Assessment of Ecological Status of Surface Water Bodies based on Hydromorphology ........ 20 5.3 Assessment of Status of Groundwater Bodies based on quantitative and chemical characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 21 5.4 Water bodies risk assessment within Sevan RBD ................................................................... 22 5.4.1 Surface water ................................................................................................................... 22 5.4.2 Groundwater .................................................................................................................... 23 6 Environmental Objectives ................................................................................................................. 26 7 Economic Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 31 7.1 Analysis of Water Use Impact on Generated Income in Key Sectors ...................................... 31 7.2 Water Supply and Demand in Sevan RBD ............................................................................... 33 8 Program of measures ....................................................................................................................... 36 8.1 Basic and Supplementary Measures proposed for the Sevan RBD ........................................ 36 9 Summary of strategies, programmes, plans and projects ................................................................ 42 10 Summary of the first consultation ..................................................................................................... 43 11 List of Competent Authorities ........................................................................................................... 45 12 Procedures for obtaining the technical reports ................................................................................. 47 13 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 49 List of Tables Table 1: Land Cover Types Distribution within Sevan RBD (based on the data of GlobeLand30; Gegharkunik Regional Administration, Geocom Ltd., 2010-2018) .......................................................... 8 Table 2: Overall Statistics of River Network within Sevan RBD .............................................................. 9 4 ENI/2016/372-403 Sevan RBMP: Thematic summary Table 3: Main Hydrological Characteristics of Rivers within Sevan RBD (Source: State Hydromet Service).................................................................................................................................................. 10 Table 4: Overview of proposed chemical monitoring in the rivers of the Sevan RBD and Lake Sevan 16 Table 5: Proposal for the biological monitoring in rivers of in the Sevan RBD and Lake Sevan .......... 17 Table 6: Environmental Objectives for surface water bodies at risk ..................................................... 28 Table 7: Environmental Objectives for surface and groundwater bodies possibly at risk. .................... 29 Table 8: Income generated by 1m3 of water by SHPPs ........................................................................ 32 Table 9: Income generated by 1m3 of water by fish farm sector ........................................................... 32 Table 10: Income generated by 1m3 of water by irrigation and animal watering sectors ...................... 32 Table 11: Income generated by 1m3 of water by water supply and sanitation sector ........................... 32 Table 12. Current and Future Water Supply and Demand in Sevan RBD (source).............................. 33 Table 13. Current and Future Water Supply and Demand in Sevan RBD for Highest Water Demand Season................................................................................................................................................... 34 Table 14: Investments for Construction of Septic Tanks and Waste Water Removal Systems in Akhpradzor, Lchavan, and Makenis Communities in Sevan RBD (in '000 AMD) ................................. 37 Table 15: Total Investments in Water Supply and Waste Water