Institutional Support to Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) & River Basin Authorities An EU project managed by the European Commission

Institutional Support to Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) & River Basin Authorities

An EU project managed by the European Commission Liaison Office

Building capacity for River basin managementFlood risk management

Environmental objectives... (WFD)

Water balance modelling...(permits)

Flood risk planning ...(awareness)

Quality classBoundaries values

High >0,72Good >0,52Moderate >0,36Bad >0,18Very bad 0-0,18

Flow measurement

Chemical sampling

Fish sampling

Macro-invertebrates sampling

Kilometers

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KS0112g

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Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Station 5

Final Note (East)



Istok alluvial aquifer

Peja 2008 – Prizren 2009 sub-basin

Radoniqi area - Decani river basin

Skenderaj flooding area

Water Department

Hydro-Meteorological Inst.

Pristina University

Kosovo Env. Prot. Agency

Muncipalities

Irrigation Companies

Participants

Groundwater body status

Biology : surface water body

Water allocation : WEAP model

Flood risk mapping

Activities in summer 2009

Measurement in 99 wells (piezometry, permeability)Water analyses ( 22 sampling)Biological sampling and analyses ( 3 sites)Electrofishing ( 3 sites)

Irrigation looses, flow measurement, Estimhab method ( 3 sites)

Topograhic survey, interview flooding zone

Pilot projects Location of Pilot project



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Sampling of macro

invertebrates

Electro-fishing

River Lumbhardi I prizrenit, 2009



Irrigation system performance – measurement of flow



Study tour at Nimes

Measurement E-flow

Trainees

Equipment for high flow

Use of information for flood risk warning



Measurements for E-flow calculation

Use of the softwareEstimhab

Flow stones measurements



Groundwater pilot project

Calibration GPS In Klina

Record on field forms of the measurements in Istog

alluvial aquifer

Measurement of the depth and of the

permeability by slug test

Analyse of results producing maps –

training for replication







Project products

for this reporting period



Information SystemData base – GIS – web

- Training on web portal, WD staff can download files and update it - Paul HAENER

- Production of a data base and forms for recording monitoring data – Visar URUQI

- Production of the web site for project visibility

- Data acquisition through

4 pilot projects

Main issues

- Active web portal administrator required

to upload files, to insure accessibility to manage private/public access

- The links and codification of database have to be improved, staff need to improve their level in Excel and database

- Access to the project output is possible through password or registration. Who will give the right to the users after the end of the project ?

Result 1 :Web portalPjt web site

Data catalogue

databases



Monitoring system

- Bidding Document for Drilling Contract

(Annex 10) Malcolm ASHWORTH

- Ground Water monitoring programme, resources needed

(Annex 13) Jurgen DOMEROESE

- Mission Report on WFD compatible biological classification

(Annex 18) Antonin CARREY

- leadership for monitoring system improvement is needed

- decision has to be taken on which institution will continue monitoring activities

- organise light external assistance, ( several weeks per year).

-Need of support for project implementation to check the proper application of methodologies

Main issuesResult 2 :

Quality classBoundaries values

High >0,72Good >0,52Moderate >0,36Bad >0,18Very bad 0-0,18



Modelling RB management

- Report on the pilot field work on the irrigation performance and

Environmental flow (E-flow). (Annex 15) by Kujtim ZENA and Wilfried

HUNDERTMARK

- Preparation of mission for water demand and water balance methodologies and WEAP modelling ( October 2009)

- Preparation for a Water management plan in the Pilot area Decani Radoniqi water system

Result 3 :

- Other measurements are needed in high water conditions to calculate the E-flow;

- The use of models has to be supported by external assistance;

- Concrete options of water management resulting from the modelling outputs to be discussed.

Main issues



Result 4 : ToR Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Plan

Flood risk management

- Terms of reference Kosovo

urban water supply and sanitation investment plan and credit facility(Annex 9) Jan- David

MUELLER-VOLLMER

- Topographic survey of the flooding zone of Skenderaj, compulsory for modelling risk sub-contracted,

quality control by JSTE

Ibrahim LEKAJ

Comments

- Report delivered to ECLO taking into account comments form donors,

- the first draft of the topographic survey was not sufficient, additional surveying was needed,

Modelling of flood risk is possible for October 2009



Result 5 : Institution and Legislation

- Assessment of the different options

for the establishment of the River Basin District Authorities (RBDA)

(Annex 11) Jacques SIRONNEAU

- Analytic report on water and other legislation related to water planning and administration

(Annex 12) by Selvete DEBIANI

- clarification of the position of the MESP about RBDA establishment and development

- process of writing a better water law and subsidiary acts (permit) to launch for better approximation of WFD and remove unnecessary details

Main issues



Outputs / project ToR

Outputs/Deliverabl

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Info. systemGIS-database

Monitoringsystem

Water balance, water demand

WSSinvest Plan

Flood risk Plans

InstitutionsLegislation

Tech. reports

Current status reportForms for data capture

Surf. Monit (ToR)Groundwater (ToR)Bidding document

Hydrology incl.Water demandWater balance

TORWSS

Plan zone SkenderajPlan for Drini

Instit. Analysis

Options RBDA

Additional Quality management procedure

Water management plan

Legislation Review

Manuals Data catalogue ( metadata)

Sampling Macro.Analysis Macro.

WEAP Hydrology

Flood risk mapping method.

Additional Web portal Add. report on Sub basins WB status

Mapping flood

E-filesModel

Data catalogueMaps, GIS files, databases

Monitoring network MapsWB Charact. Maps

WEAP model Drini River BasinWater allocation

Maps of categories of towns

Flood Maps, ISIS/ Oasis model

Maps of river Basin

Additional Project WebsiteWD web portal

Files of new data acquired,

WB : water bodies PP : Pilot projectRBDA : River Basin District Authorities

WD : Water Department



Responsibilities and capacity for continuation

Who is responsible for continuation ? Allocation of resources needed ?

Skills required ( internal, external) ?

Condition of employment ?

The project ends in January 2010, extension possible to February : How to efficiently use methods and tools ?

How to replicate in other zones ?

Data catalogue, web portal

Databases : WISKI, permits, monitoring, Water Bodies related data

Modelling for Water Management (WEAP) Mapping methods for Flood risk

Use of computer tools ?

How to raise project positive impact ?

How to insure sustainability ?



Activities to complete

- Flood risk mapping and flood risk plan- Hydrological study- Management Plan

Period

October

Productions of manuals

November - Production of final report

- Work on Radoniqi management plan

- Finalisation of technical reports and manuals

- Work on database

- Content of website and other visibility activities

December Training and study tour

Planning



Extension up to end of February 2009

Objective : a) to better disseminate the project achievement

b) to insure political support for continuation of activities

- Water conference in January

- Municipalities events to present achievements

- training on project identification and promotion

- Additional technical training

- Support in the process of law and subsidiary act writing

- Visibility activities – editing of document, interview, documentary

(JSTE , journalist - event manager)

Activities

Documents

Institutional Support to Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) & River Basin Authorities An EU project managed by the European Commission