IMPLEMENTING THE FLOOD DIRECTIVE IN PRUT AND SIRET Legal and Institutional aspects Iasi, 28-29 January, 2014 Mary-Jeanne ADLER, Scientific Director INHGA, Ministerial Consulter
Timetable for adoption & implementation in Romania FLOOD DIRECTIVE: Set up of administrative arrangements: Inter-ministerial WG and Flood Experts Group Implementation Units remains the same as those ones of WFD Legal transposition: ad literam transposition and including national responsibilities Water Law under approval process Governmental Ordinance, end of January 2010 and modification of Water Law (most probably March, 2010) WG F Reporting formats November 2009 - discussion with the implementation unit, organizing activities in Romania Preparing Preliminary flood risk assessment (2011) Public participation FRMP under SEA procedure (first deadline from 2012) Flood hazard and flood risk mapping (2013) Flood risk management plans (2015)
Key features FLOOD DIRECTIVE: Scope - all Romanian types of floods are under identification sewerage floods will be excluded Administrative arrangements RBD and river basins Water Directorates coordination with WFD Preliminary flood risk assessment (2011) Past floods, and future floods including climate change according to the need of the Member State Flood hazard and flood risk maps (2013) Medium and low probability floods or extreme events Economic activity, population and environment (some pollution sources and protected areas) Flood risk management plans (2015) Member States set objective and develop plans, identify, prioritise and agree measures, new emphasis on flood plain management and sustainable land use practices Reporting, public participation and information Coordination with the Water Framework Directive
THE MASTERPLAN and Flood Directive Hazard and residual risks maps POS Applications Losses in flooded area maps
FLOOD Aim of the Danube Basin Cooperation (ICPDR &Danube Floodrisk) Products 1. Flood Action Plan 2. Analysis of cross border cooperation 3. Atlas of Flood Maps Outcomes 1. More effective regional flood policies 2. Increased cooperation in the Danube River Basins 3. Strengthened contacts between regions
Focus on border areas Danube Floodrisk, WATER, EAST AVERT: River basin approach: Water naturally crosses borders Cooperation between authorities is important Barriers: technical, legal, political, financial, organizational, social, cultural etc. Possible solutions based on practical examples
Adoption of Long term Strategy for flood risk management SEA and public consultation was organized during 2010 Strategy was adopted by Gov. Decision in 2011
MASTERPLANS and Flood risk management plans (FRMP) Flood Directive 2007/60/EC Chapter 4-2 FRMP cover prevention, protection and preparedness FRMP takes into account all relevant aspects: such as water management, soil management, spatial planning, land use and nature conservation. Each management plan must contain certain components level of protection, subsequent management plans, flood hazard/risk maps, planning structural and non structural measures adequate to risk areas
Institutional responsibilities INTERMINISTERIAL WATER COUNCIL Coordinated by the Water Minister (Minister of Environment) and includes all state secretaries with attributions in flood defense and water management/water use NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MANAGEMENT Coordinated by the Prime Minister (under the auspicious of the Ministry of Interior and Administration Affairs ) and includes all ministers with attributions in disasters management
MASTERPLANS are the core of the FRMP but should pass a new stage of analysis/decision, after finishing the flood risk maps phase at the basin level SEA was decided for the NATIONAL STRATEGY, including all packages of flood management measures at the basins levels SEA will be further discussed for the MASTERPLANS; MASTERPLANS and the proposed hydraulic infrastructures are subject of the EEA; the adopted measures are in accordance with the political assumptions endorsed in the national strategy
CONTRACTS WITH THIRD PARTIES LOCAL OBJECTIVES ACTORS INVOLVED IN FLOOD MANAGEMENT LOCAL COMMANDING OFFICES LOCAL OBJECTIVES METEOROLOGICAL STATION HYDROMETRIC STATION METEOROLOGICAL SITE RADAR TEAMS METEOROLOGICAL OR HYDROLOGICAL COLLECTING STATION WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DISPATCHER'S OFFICE FRC TERRITORIAL BRANCH DISPATCHER'S OFFICE AND/OR HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE DEFENCE COMMITTEES AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITY NIMH CENTRAL UNITS OF METEO- ROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTING ROMANIAN WATER NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION CENT RAL DISPATCHER'S OFFICE OTHER MINISTRIES MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT OPERATIV CENTRE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION FOR THE DEFENCE AGAINST DISASTERS LEGEND Transmission by: telephone / radiotelephone / telex telephone / telex / computer / fax
Actors in waters emergency situations, dangerous meteorological phenomenon, hydro-technical works accidents and hazards pollutions NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OTHER MINISTERIAL COMMITTEES MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS COUNTY COMMITTEES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Technical Support Groups LOCAL COMMITTEES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OPERATIVE CENTRES GENERAL INSPECTORATE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS National Operation Centre for Emergency Situations OTHER OPERATIVE CENTRES Operative Centre with permanent activity for emergency situations COUNTY INSPECTORATES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS County Operation Centre for Emergency Situations COUNTY WATER MANAGEMENT UNITS OPERATIVE CENTRES POTENTIAL POLLUTION UNITS WATER USERS OTHER HYDRAULIC WORKS OWNERS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATIONAL AGENCIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGIONAL AGENCIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES NMA NHI -WM RMC THE ROMANIAN WATERS NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATIVE CENTRE WATER DIRECTORATES BASIN COMMITTEES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OPERATIVE CENTRES
On-going Launched Planned Interministerial LEVEL Reaction Systems Level (feed-back) Romanian Strategy ROMANIAN STRATEGY FOR DISASTERS MANAGEMENT Dual-use, Mission Critical, Transborder Projects National Crisis Management System Forward Survey & Early Warning National Disaster Management System (WATMAN) aprox. $ 45M National Meteorological System (SIMIN) - $55M Water Disaster Monitoring System Integration (DESWAT) aprox. $40M Integration + Polution Monitoring System $TBD Regional Logistic Support Regional Needs MONITORING, SURVEY LOGISTIC SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
POTENTIALLY AFFECTED LOCALITIES BY FLOODS W.D. CRISURI W.D. SOMES- TISA W.D. MURES W.D. SIRET W.D. PRUT TOTAL 2050 1298 752 14 W.D. BANAT W.D. JIU W.D. OLT W.D. ARGES -VEDEA W.D. IALOMITA -BUZAU W.D. DOBROGEA LITORALFlooded localities in natural conditions Protected localities (no.) Localities without flood protection (no.)
Unique Operator for Flood Defence: National Administration Romanian Waters WATER LAW: A basin instrument is indorsed for local-basin coordination by River Basin Committee A decision/control mechanism is endorsed by water permit A financial mechanism is endorsed by solidarity taxes
Legal Framework
1. Action Plan for Strengthening the Institutional Framework Legislative improvement: IMPROVING COORDINATION MECHANISM, OP&M, FINANCIAL COMPENSATIONS MECHANISMS No. Action Data Key Actors 1 Revision of the Water Law: - Flood Directive identical transposition - the amendment of provisions on strengthening the Basin Committees for flood risk management decision- -introduction of the methodologies for assessing floods damages which form the basis of compensation for insured property -introducing a methodology determining the rate of participation in the costs of maintenance of flood defence infrastructure included on water cost -reimbursement in case of flooding areas decision (dike break, polders) Intermin. approval Ministry of Environment and Forests
Legislative improvement: IMPROVING THE COORDINATION MECHANISM (NATIONAL-BASINAL) 2 Change HG 316/2007 on the approval of the Regulation of Water Inter Council: - assignment of new responsibilities in approving (national level) flood hazard and risk maps and the flood risk management plans, - organization of the Permanent Technical Secretariat of the Council of the Inter-water to Flood Secretariat" that will be the main task tracking implementation of the National Strategy for management of flood risks and correlate programs and projects arising from this, - founding two working groups to implement the Water Framework Directive and Flood Directive 30.01.2010 Intermin. approv al 22.02.2010 Legislative initiative: Ministry of Environment Co-signings: -Ministry of Administration andi Interior Affaires -Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development -Ministry of Economy - Ministry of Justice
Legislative improvement: IMPROVING THE COORDINATION MECHANISM (BASINAL-LOCAL) 3 Change HG 1212/2000 regarding the approval of the Regulation of organization and operation of the Basin Committees, to ensure the endorsement / approval, monitoring and control implementation of measures proposed in the Master Plan and of the Flood risk management plans at the basin level Ready: 30.05.2011 Legislative initiative: Ministry of Environment Co-signings: - National Administration Apele Române - Ministry of Administration and Interior Affaires -Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development -Ministry of Economy - Ministry of Justice
Legislative improvement: IMPROVING THE OP&M, using a financial mechanism 4 Introducing the local taxes levied for all property taxpayers in Romania "tax / contribution for flood solidarity" First draft: Legislative 01.03.2011 initiative: - Ministry of Administration and Interior Affaires - Ministry of Environment Co-signings: -Ministry of Public Finance -Ministry of Justice
Legislative improvement: Strict rules for urban development and construction in floodplains control Legislative initiative: -Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 Adapting the legal framework for regulations on land use and construction in floodplains regime by amending the General Urban Planning approved by HG 525/1996, as amended and supplemented later 6 Amendment of the legislation regarding Volunteer Service for Emergencies, by assigning status Floods Agent" to Head of volunteer emergency service established in each territorial administrative unit First draft: 28.10.2010 28.09.2011 -Ministry of Regional Development an House -Ministry of Administration and Interior Affaires Co-signings: -Ministry of Economy -Ministry of Tourism -Ministry of Youth -Ministry of Finance -Ministry of Justice Legislative initiative: -Ministry of Administraion and Interior Affaires - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Legislative improvement: 7 Strict rules for flood hazard and flood risk mapping for a correct implementation of FD Adoption of methodology for hazard maps and risk maps 28.05.2011 Legislative initiative: Ministry of Environment Co-signings: - Ministry of Administration and Interior Affaires -Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development -Ministry of Economy Ministry of the Public Finance - Ministry of Justice 8 Adoption of methodology for estimating damage 28.08.2011 Legislative initiative: Ministry of Environment Co-signings: -Ministry of Administration and Interior Affaires -Ministry of Regional Development and House -Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development -Ministry of Economy Ministry of the Public Finance - Ministry of Justice
PREPARATION AND ENDDORSING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY MEMORANDUM MEF-MAFRD: It was signed a Memorandum between the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for: Rehabilitation of the flood defence infrastructures Rehabilitation of the irrigation, drainage and controlling erosion and flash floods systems Rehabilitation of the flood defence in the national forestry areal, reforestation, and planting trees for agriculture land protection Further investments using RURAL FUND, ENVIRONEMNTAL FUND and STATE BUDGET
2.Identification of the National Priority Projects: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAJOR NON-STRUCTURAL MEASURES INCLUDDED IN THE NATIONAL STRATEGY 1 2 Promoting projects - POS-Axis 5; - Flood Risk Mapping and Management Plans for river basins Prut, Siret, Ialomita, Arges, the space basin and coastal zone Dobrogea (cliffs and beaches) - WATMAN project-components of monitoring and alarming systems downstream of large dams, development of decision support system for water management under risk (floods, drought, accidental pollution) - Project to develop a multi-level Training programs for floods and emergency situations management Final term: June 2010 Sept 2011 Responsible ANAR under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment
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