review of the impact of human activity on the water status which is influenced by
climate change, within the economic analysis long-term forecasts of supply and
demand for water should incorporate scenarios for climate change (EC 2009, p. 44
et seq. and p. 59 et seq.). In all of the central European countries under consideration,
the legal stipulations require both an initial and an economic analysis and thus enable
the consideration of climate change in river basin management planning (Austria:
Sec. 55d and Annex B Act on Water Law, Germany: Sec. 3, 4 and 12 Federal
Ordinance on Surface Water,
33 Sec. 2, 3 and 14 Federal Ordinance on Ground
Water
34
), Hungary: Sec. 12–14 (initial analysis), Sec. 17 (economic analysis) Governmental Decree 221/2004, Italy: Art. 118 Legislative Decree No. 152/2006,
Poland: Sec. 4 and 6 Gov. Decree on water management planning, Romania: Art.
43(1
4
), Annex 1
1 No.1.1 and 1.2, 4 Water Law, Slovenia: Art. 55 para. 2 1.7 Water
Act). Surface and groundwater monitoring obligations are stipulated in all of the
countries too (Austria: Sec. 59c – 59i Act on Water Law, Ordinance on Water Status
Surveillance,
35 Germany: Sec. 8, 9 and 11 Federal Ordinance on Surface Water, Sec.
9 Federal Ordinance on Ground Water, Hungary: EnvWatMin. Decree 30/2004
36 –
Surface Water and EnvWatMin. Decree 31/2004 – Groundwater,
37 Italy: Art.
78 et seq. Legislative Decree No. 152/2006, Poland: Decree of the Minister of the
Environment on the forms and ways of conducting the monitoring of the uniform
parts of the surface and underground waters,
38 Romania: Art. 35 1
5
, Annex 1
1 No.1.3
WL, Slovenia: Art. 55 para. 2 1.6 Water Act). Monitoring is essential for understanding and appropriately responding to climate change. Therefore the monitoring
networks should be carefully planned with a long-term perspective (EC 2009,
p. 50 et seq.).
9.4.3.2 Environmental Quality Objectives and Measures
Climate change also has to be considered with the designation of environmental
quality objectives for water bodies (cf. Art. 4 WFD) and the selection of appropriate
measures to achieve these objectives (Art. 11 WFD). The planning process must
include assessment of whether in the long run the good status can be maintained
even under future climate conditions, e.g., extreme summer droughts. The WFD
offers the possibility to change the status of the reference sites (cf. Annex II WFD)
33 Oberfla ¨chengewa ¨sserverordnung vom 20. Juli 2011 (BGBl. I S. 1429).
34 Grundwasserverordnung vom 9. November 2010 (BGBl. I S. 1513).
35 Gewa ¨sserzustandsu ¨berwachungsverordnung (GZU ¨ V) BGBl. II Nr. 479/2006, zuletzt gea ¨ndert
durch BGBl. II Nr. 465/2010.
36 30/2004. (XII. 30.) KvVM rendelet a felszı ´n alatti vizek vizsga ´lata ´nak egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l;
37 31/2004. (XII. 30.) KVVM rendelet a felszı ´ni vizek megfigyele ´se ´nek e ´s a ´llapote ´rte ´kele ´se ´nek
egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l.
38 Rozporza ˛dzenie Ministra S ´ rodowiska z dnia 15 listopada 2011 r. w sprawie form i sposobu
prowadzenia monitoringu jednolitych cze ˛s ´ci wo ´d powierzchniowych i podziemnych (Dz. U. Nr 258,
poz. 1550).
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climate change, within the economic analysis long-term forecasts of supply and
demand for water should incorporate scenarios for climate change (EC 2009, p. 44
et seq. and p. 59 et seq.). In all of the central European countries under consideration,
the legal stipulations require both an initial and an economic analysis and thus enable
the consideration of climate change in river basin management planning (Austria:
Sec. 55d and Annex B Act on Water Law, Germany: Sec. 3, 4 and 12 Federal
Ordinance on Surface Water,
33 Sec. 2, 3 and 14 Federal Ordinance on Ground
Water
34
), Hungary: Sec. 12–14 (initial analysis), Sec. 17 (economic analysis) Governmental Decree 221/2004, Italy: Art. 118 Legislative Decree No. 152/2006,
Poland: Sec. 4 and 6 Gov. Decree on water management planning, Romania: Art.
43(1
4
), Annex 1
1 No.1.1 and 1.2, 4 Water Law, Slovenia: Art. 55 para. 2 1.7 Water
Act). Surface and groundwater monitoring obligations are stipulated in all of the
countries too (Austria: Sec. 59c – 59i Act on Water Law, Ordinance on Water Status
Surveillance,
35 Germany: Sec. 8, 9 and 11 Federal Ordinance on Surface Water, Sec.
9 Federal Ordinance on Ground Water, Hungary: EnvWatMin. Decree 30/2004
36 –
Surface Water and EnvWatMin. Decree 31/2004 – Groundwater,
37 Italy: Art.
78 et seq. Legislative Decree No. 152/2006, Poland: Decree of the Minister of the
Environment on the forms and ways of conducting the monitoring of the uniform
parts of the surface and underground waters,
38 Romania: Art. 35 1
5
, Annex 1
1 No.1.3
WL, Slovenia: Art. 55 para. 2 1.6 Water Act). Monitoring is essential for understanding and appropriately responding to climate change. Therefore the monitoring
networks should be carefully planned with a long-term perspective (EC 2009,
p. 50 et seq.).
9.4.3.2 Environmental Quality Objectives and Measures
Climate change also has to be considered with the designation of environmental
quality objectives for water bodies (cf. Art. 4 WFD) and the selection of appropriate
measures to achieve these objectives (Art. 11 WFD). The planning process must
include assessment of whether in the long run the good status can be maintained
even under future climate conditions, e.g., extreme summer droughts. The WFD
offers the possibility to change the status of the reference sites (cf. Annex II WFD)
33 Oberfla ¨chengewa ¨sserverordnung vom 20. Juli 2011 (BGBl. I S. 1429).
34 Grundwasserverordnung vom 9. November 2010 (BGBl. I S. 1513).
35 Gewa ¨sserzustandsu ¨berwachungsverordnung (GZU ¨ V) BGBl. II Nr. 479/2006, zuletzt gea ¨ndert
durch BGBl. II Nr. 465/2010.
36 30/2004. (XII. 30.) KvVM rendelet a felszı ´n alatti vizek vizsga ´lata ´nak egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l;
37 31/2004. (XII. 30.) KVVM rendelet a felszı ´ni vizek megfigyele ´se ´nek e ´s a ´llapote ´rte ´kele ´se ´nek
egyes szaba ´lyairo ´l.
38 Rozporza ˛dzenie Ministra S ´ rodowiska z dnia 15 listopada 2011 r. w sprawie form i sposobu
prowadzenia monitoringu jednolitych cze ˛s ´ci wo ´d powierzchniowych i podziemnych (Dz. U. Nr 258,
poz. 1550).
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