WATER MANAGEMENT IN ROMANIAWATER MANAGEMENT IN ROMANIA

“River Basin Management at the lowest Appropriate Level –When and Why does it (NOT) Work in Practice”

Poland, 22 – 25.05.2005

REFERENCE POINTS OF ACTIVITY

• 1924 - The first Water Law which contains provisions referring to measure, register and water management;

• 1956 - Water State Committee– river basins units for water management;

• 1956-2005 River Basin Management Principle was conserved;

• 1956-2005 – Level of organization : Ministry (Water State Committee; National Water Council) – 30 years; Water Department in the structure of other Ministry – 19 years

• 2002 National Administration “Apele Romane” – Executive agency for the implementation of the water management strategy in Romania

THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANIAN WATER MANAGEMENT THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANIAN WATER MANAGEMENT CONCEPTCONCEPT

I-st Phase : till 1974 - Quantitative water management –quantitative control for water

Water Law - 1924 II-nd Phase: 1974-2000 - Quantitative and qualitative water management - quantitative and qualitative control for water

Water Law nr. 8/1974;Law nr. 5/1989;Government Decision nr. 1001/1990; Water Law 107/1996;

III-rd : 2000 - Sustainable water management - quantitative and qualitative control for water and healthy ecosystems

Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC - steps for sustainable water management ;Water Law 310/2004.

OBJECTIVES AND POLICIESOBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

Sustainable development of water Sustainable development of water resources;resources;Achievement of “good status” of all waters;Obtaining knowledge, preservation and protection of water resources;Protection against floods;Exploitation and maintenance of water management works;Warning the water users and local administration authorities about the water accidental pollution;Ensuring the unitary development of infrastructure in water management field through the building of some objectives of national public interest consisting in new water sources and flood protection works;Providing water management services according demands;Public information, consultation and active participation on water management field.

Management policyManagement policy: obtaining : obtaining knowledge and using the water knowledge and using the water management services;management services;

Rehabilitation and developmentRehabilitation and developmentof the National System of Water Management infrastructure;

Financial policyFinancial policy: applying the economical mechanism;

EU accession policyEU accession policy: implementation of the European Union Directives in the water field;

Participatory policyParticipatory policy: River Basin Committees and public participation;

Human resources policyHuman resources policy: staff training and specialization;

Local policyLocal policy: decentralization of the competences.

MINISTERY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENTMINISTERY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT

WATER DEPARTMENT

ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

APELE ROMANE

ROMANIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND

RESEARCH DANUBE DELTA

• There are 11 river basins managed by the National Administration Romanian Waters through its units – Water Directorates

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ““APELE ROMANEAPELE ROMANE

ACTIVITIES:• Water resources management

• Integrated water monitoring system

• Administration of hydraulic structures

• Water protection against pollution and over use

• Flood control management

• Coordination of national investments in water resources field

• Implementation of the EU Directives related to the water

• Application of international water agreements

European CommissionThe International Commission for the

Protection of the Danube River

Water Directors Committeeof the European Union

Interministerial Council of Waters

SecretariatExpert Group on Water Management

MAFRD, MEC, MAI, MH National Administration

“Apele Romane”RBM Plan Division

Specialized institutions : ICIM,Aquaproiect,INCDDD,ICPA,

ISPB, ICBBIOL,etc

RBASomes-Tisa

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBACrisuri

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBAMures

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBA

BanatRBM Plan-Bureau

RBAJiu

RBM Plan-Bureau

Organizational structure for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Romania

RBAOlt

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBAArges- Vedea

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBABuzau-Ialomi ta

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RBM Plan-Bureau

RBASiret

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBAPrut

RBM Plan-Bureau

RBA.Dobro-gea Litoral

RBM Plan-Bureau

Basin CommitteeSomes -Tisa

Basin Committee

Crisuri

Basin Committee

Mures

Basin Committee

Banat

Basin Committee

Jiu

Basin Committee

Olt

Basin Committee

Arges-Vedea

Basin CommitteeBuzau-Ialomita

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RIVER BASIN COMMITTEERIVER BASIN COMMITTEE

River Basin Committee is made up of the main “actors” from the water management field : state, local communities, water management units, representatives of industry and agriculture, NGO`s.

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RIVER BASIN COMMITTEES TASKSRIVER BASIN COMMITTEES TASKS

Collaborate with Water Directorates in the implementation of natCollaborate with Water Directorates in the implementation of national ional water management policies and strategies; water management policies and strategies;

Agree on plans and schemes related to water management works;Agree on plans and schemes related to water management works;

Approve the river basin management plan;Approve the river basin management plan;

Approve the list of protected areas and establish measures for Approve the list of protected areas and establish measures for ecological reconstruction;ecological reconstruction;

Recommend priorities for the financing of sustainable developmenRecommend priorities for the financing of sustainable development t programs;programs;

Propose the revision of the water management norms and standardsPropose the revision of the water management norms and standardsand, if it is necessary, develop quality norms for effluent wateand, if it is necessary, develop quality norms for effluent waters, rs, specific for river basin;specific for river basin;

Inform the public about the organized actions;Inform the public about the organized actions;

Ensure public debates on all the issues concerning water manageEnsure public debates on all the issues concerning water management;ment;

Public access to documents and to official meetings.Public access to documents and to official meetings.

Water resources of Romania:Water resources of Romania:

Resource categoryResource category TheoreticalTheoretical Technically used Technically used resourcesresources

billion mbillion m33 billion mbillion m33

Inland RiversInland Rivers 42 2542 25The Danube RiverThe Danube River 87 30 87 30 Groundwater 11 Groundwater 11 66TOTAL 140 TOTAL 140 6161

Romania is relatively poor in water resources Romania is relatively poor in water resources -- 1870 m1870 m3 3 of water of water per inhabitant/yearper inhabitant/year

WATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES

MAIN WATER PROBLEMS IN ROMANIAMAIN WATER PROBLEMS IN ROMANIA

The features of hydrological regime of water resources:The features of hydrological regime of water resources:Very high variability in space:Very high variability in space:

A big weight of mountains area at runoff forming;A big weight of mountains area at runoff forming;Specific average discharge (1Specific average discharge (1--40 l/s*40 l/s*skmskm););

Very high variability in time:Very high variability in time:Important floods during spring, followed by prolonged drought peImportant floods during spring, followed by prolonged drought periods;riods;Torrential pronounced regime;Torrential pronounced regime;

Water quality:Water quality:during 1960during 1960--1989, the water quality of inland rivers and Danube river 1989, the water quality of inland rivers and Danube river has significantly worsened, but since 1989, the water quality hahas significantly worsened, but since 1989, the water quality has s been improved;been improved;EutrophicationEutrophication of lakes, reservoirs and of the Danube Delta and the of lakes, reservoirs and of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea;Black Sea;

Reduction of the flora and fauna biodiversity;Reduction of the flora and fauna biodiversity;Coastal erosion Coastal erosion -- affects about 127 km (57%) out of the length of affects about 127 km (57%) out of the length of the Romanian seathe Romanian sea--shore.shore.

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EVOLUTION OF THE WATER DEMAND IN ROMANIA

Population Agriculture Industry TOTAL

THE EVOLUTION OF RIVER WATER QUALITYTHE EVOLUTION OF RIVER WATER QUALITYIN 1989IN 1989--2003 PERIOD2003 PERIOD

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CHARACTERISATION OF GROUNDWATER CHARACTERISATION OF GROUNDWATER BODIESBODIES

ECONOMICAL MECHANISM IN THE WATER FIELDECONOMICAL MECHANISM IN THE WATER FIELD

Established according to the Water Framework Directive and basedEstablished according to the Water Framework Directive and basedon:on:

Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such;which must be protected, defended and treated as such;Equal access rights to water resources for all users;Equal access rights to water resources for all users;User pays for water services;User pays for water services;Polluter pays;Polluter pays;Bonuses to water users which constantly prove a special care forBonuses to water users which constantly prove a special care for water water rational use and quality protection of water;rational use and quality protection of water;

Providing the specific services of water management, consideringProviding the specific services of water management, considering the the double quality of water as natural resource essential for life adouble quality of water as natural resource essential for life and as nd as resource producing economical values.resource producing economical values.Contributions:

water resources use;receiving waste water in water resources;hydropower capacity from ANAR dams reservoirs;gravel extraction from beds and river banks;

Penalties - according to the pollutants toxicity;Bonuses: 10% from the contributions annual amount.

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