This project is funded by Environmental Protection of A project implemented by a Consortium The European Union International River Basins Project led by Hulla & Co. Human Dynamics KG Contract No. 2011/279-666 RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE UPPER DNIEPER PILOT BASIN OF UKRAINE DRAFT Prepared by UNENGO “MAMA-86” Kyiv 2015 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………5 1. Characteristic of the Upper Dnieper river basin ………………….…………..……….. ..7 1.1. Description of the Upper Dnieper river basin …………………………..………………7 1.1.1. Identifying of the Upper Dnieper river basin ……………………………………………….7 1.1.2. Relief………………………………………………………………………………………….8 1.1.3. Geology… …………………………………………………………………………………….8 1.1.4. Soil………… …………………………………………………………………………………. 9 1.1.5. Vegetation…… ………………………………………………………………………………..9 1.1.6. Climate ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10 1.1.7. Hydrological regime ………………………………………………………………………….11 1.2. Typology and identification of surface water bodies…………………………………………….14 1.2.1. General provisions……………………………………………………………………………. 14 1.2.2. Scheme of typology of water bodies ……………………………………………………………16 1.3. Identification, characterisation and delineation of groundwater body………………………… 23 2. A summary of significant pressures and possible anthropogenic impact on the status of surface water and groundwater ………………………………..…………………………………………. ……… 26 2.1. A summary of significant pressures and significant Water Management Issues ……………..…26 2.2. Significant pressures identified in the Upper Dnieper River Basin ………………….………. ...31 2.2.1. Significant point and non-point sources pollution ....................................................………….31 3. Inventory of protected area ……………………………………………………………………………..40 4. Monitoring Programme for the Upper Dnieper River Basin ……………………….…............44 4.1. Surface water……………………………………………………………………………………..44 4.2. Groundwater……………………………………………………………………………………...54 5. Setting Environmental Objectives ………………………………………………………………..63 5.1. Environmental Objectives ……….………………………………………………………….……64 5.2. Application of Exemption According to EU WFD Article 4 //…………………………….…..…66 6. A summary of the economic analysis of water use in the Upper Dnieper River Basin ……....68 6.1 The economic analysis of water use …………..…/……………………………………………....68 6.2. Fee for special water use in Upper Dnieper basin ……………….………………………………69 6.3. Economic control tools...................................................................................................................71 6.4. Cost-effectiveness as a criterion for selecting measures to achieve reduction targets……………73 7. Programme of measures ………………........................................................................................74 8. A summary of the public information and consultation measures taken, their results and the changes to the plan made as a consequence ……………………………………………………..83 9. A list of competent authorities ……………………………………………………………………..87 10. The contact points and procedures for obtaining the background documentation and information ……………………………………………………………………………………………89 2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS As arsenic AWB Artificial Water Body BOD biochemical oxygen demand BUWR River basin management authority Ca calcium Cd Cadmium CGO Central Geophysical Observatory CIS Common Implementation Strategy (for WFD) Cl Chloride DO dissolved oxygen DWPA drinking water protected areas EC Electric conductivity EPIRB Environmental Protection of International River Basins EU European Union F Fluorine Fe Iron GIS geographic information system GW Groundwater GWB groundwater body GWD GWD - The EU Directive 2006/118/EC on the Protection of Groundwater Against Pollution and Deterioration (referred to as “Groundwater Directive”) GWDTE groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems GWL groundwater level HCO 3 hydrocarbonate Hg Mercury HMWB Heavily Modified Water Body HPP Hydro Power Plant ISO Internation al Standardisation Organisation IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JFS Joint Field Survey K potassium ion // hydraulic conductivity/coefficient of permeability of aquifer M total mineralisation MAC maximum allowable concentration MENR Ministry for Ecology and Natural resources Mg magnesium m3, m 2 cubic meter, square meter mg-eq/l milligram -equivalent per liter = [(mg/l) / eq weight] mg/l milligrams per liter Na Sodium NGO Nongovernment organisation NH 4 Ammonium NO 2 Nitrite NO 3 Nitrate PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Pb Lead PCE Tetrachloroethylene PoM programme of measures PVC polyvinylchloride 3 Q well discharge (l/s) SO 4 Sulphate SAWR State Agency of Water Resources Sr Strontium TCE Trichloroethylene TDS total dissolved solids TOC total organic carbon ToR Term of Reference UDRB Upper Dnieper River Basin WB Water Body WFD Water Framework Directive WWTP Wastewater treatment plants 4 Introduction This Upper Dnieper River Basin Management Plan has been prepared in the context of the project ‘Environmental Protection of International River Basins Project’ funded by the European Commission – Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - Europe Aid and implemented between January 2012 and January 2016 by the consortium led by Hulla & Co “Human Dynamics”. The overall objective of the project is to improve the quality of water in the trans-boundary river basins of the wider Black Sea region and Belarus. The specific objectives of this project are: • to improve availability and quality of data on the ecological, chemical, and hydro-morphological status of trans-boundary river basins including groundwater, and • to develop River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for selected river basins/sub-river basins according to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive. In 2012 Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine approved the order on the Basic Plan on adaptation of environmental legislation of Ukraine to the European Union legal framework (Basic Plan approximation). In the Plan there is a list of respect EU legislations which are in accordance with the list of EU Directives of Annex XXIX Chapter 6 of Part V to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU, which was signed in July 2014 and ratified by Ukraine in October 2014. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (№ 847-p, September 17, 2014) on Action Plan for the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other hand, was adopted on 2014-2017 years period. According to this order MENR and other central executive authorities were to develop and submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by 1st of November 2014 draft plans of implementing EU legal acts. This draft plan was prepared by the MENR. In accordance with this plan, Ukraine should develop and approve the provision on River Basin Management Plan and methodology of its development, and to develop River Basin Management Plans for main river basins. The key aim regarding the development of the RBMP for the Upper Dnieper pilot sub-basin is to improve understanding of beneficiaries and stakeholders on key elements of the WFD and river basin planning process and to integrate management of water resources (surface water and ground water) within the pilot basin district to achieve environmental objectives. This report was prepared by the team lead by UNENGO “MAMA-86” with significant assistance and consultations provided by team of EPIRB and the project beneficiary institutions of Ukraine – Ministry of environment and nature recourses. For the preparation of this Report all technical reports and guidelines of EPIRB projects and CIS for WFD implementation were used: Water body identification and typology , Upper Dnieper pilot basin, Ukraine Guidance Document addressing hydromorphology and physico-chemistry for a Pressure-Impact Analysis/Risk Assessment according to the EU WFD Guidance Document addressing Chemical Status of Surface Water Bodies for a Pressure-Impact Analysis/Risk Assessment according to the EU WFD Guidance Document on the Development of Programme of Measures and the Achievement of Environmental Objectives According to the EU WFD 5 Guidance document on prioritizing selected Programme of Measures (PoMs) and simplified Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Surface Waters Monitoring Programme in the Dnieper (UA) River basin Guidance for groundwater monitoring programme in the Prut and Upper Dnieper basins, Ukraine Guidelines for Monitoring the Chemical Status of Surface Water Bodies Joint Field Survey Report: Surface Waters 2014 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine 6 1. Characteristic of the Upper Dnieper river basin 1.1. Description of the Upper Dnieper river basin district The Dnieper River is the third largest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube and the second largest river to feed into the Black Sea. The Dnieper River basin has total area of 511 000 km 2 and length of 2200 km. The Dnieper River basin is a trans-boundary system: 20% of its area is situated within the Russian Federation, 23% within the Republic of Belarus, and 57% within Ukraine. The Dnieper River basin is a multispectral complex of high natural and socio-economic value. Besides socially important natural resources (e.g. water, land, forests), the basin provides valuable resource base to socio-economic stakeholders – commercial, industrial and government organizations, manufacturers, land and water users, agencies for control and regulation, etc. In the Dnieper basin large agglomerations and a range