pilot data sharing – water quality in rivers and lakes based on wise soe (georgia) regional...

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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION OF GEORGIA

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

PILOT DATA SHARING – WATER QUALITY IN RIVERS AND LAKES

BASED ON WISE SoE (GEORGIA)

Regional Workshop, 13 May 2014, Geneva

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1. National coordination for surface water quality data

2. Procedure for river/lakes quality data flow

3. Preparation of data for reporting (WISE SoE methodologies)

4. National system vs WISE methodologies


OUTLINE

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Leading coordinating – Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia

Data provided by the National Environmental Agency


1. NATIONAL COORDINATION FOR SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA

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Data reported internationally/shared by Georgia- Annual reports and data to the BSC - Data for international assessments and reports

- http://uneplive.org/country/index/ge

Water Quality Georgia

Date November 29, 2013

Riv.Mtkvari-Gori

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Sphere of Competence of Environmental Pollution Monitoring Department of the National Environmental

Agency

Identification of different levels of pollution caused by anthropogenic factors, regular monitoring of background pollution, atmospheric air pollution, water pollution, atmospheric precipitation’s pollution, chemical pollution of the soil and radiation pollution through observation points and field expeditions;

Preparation of yearbooks, bulletins, reviews, notes and other materials consisting of actual information on environment pollution


2. PROCEDURES FOR RIVERS/LAKES DATA FLOW

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MONITORING PROCEDURES

PLANNING

SAMPLING

ANALYSESDATA PROCESSING

ASSESMENTREPORTING


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NUMBER OFPOINTS, 2013

NUMBER OFPOINTS ,2014

CASPIAN SEA BASIN 21 36

BLACK SEA BASIN 21 23

LAKES 4 846 67


SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Will be determined main ions, organic pollutants and heavy metals

In some points will be conducted biological surveys

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MONITORING STATIONS

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NEA

Environmental Pollution Monitoring

Department

Laboratory of air, water and soil analyses

Laboratory in Qutaisi

Laboratory in Batumi

Environmental Information Service

(database)


DATA FLOW

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www.meteo.gov.ge Monthly informative bulletin “State of Environment

of Georgia”

http://moe.gov.ge Time series data on the indicators for 1990-2012,

Table C-10. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and concentration of ammonium in rivers

Time series data on the indicators for 1990-2012, Table C-11a Nutrients in freshwater - rivers


Information Dissemination

http://www.meteo.gov.ge/

http://moe.gov.ge/

http://moe.gov.ge/

http://moe.gov.ge/

SAMPLING

http://www.nea.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=1&lang_id=ENG

LABORATORIES (1)

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LABORATORIES (2)

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In the Air, Water and Soil Analyses Laboratory is introduced quality management system in accordance with the ISO 17025. The Laboratory is in the process of accreditation.


QA/QC

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RIVERS/LAKES SELECTED FOR PILOT DATA SHARING River Kura Basin – 7 points Borjomi, Gori Tbilisi – Zahesi, Tbilisi -Vakhushti Bridge, Tbilisi - Metekhi Bridge, Gachiani, Rustavi

River Rioni Basin – 6 points Qutaisi – Upper, Qutaisi, Photi – north, Photi – south, Chaladidi, Oni

Chorokhi-Adjaristskali Basin – 2 points Qeda, Batumi Lake Paliastomi


3. Preparation of data for reporting (WISE SoE methodologies)

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Kura starting in northeastern Turkey, it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras River as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea. The total length of the river is 1,515 kilometers.

About 174 kilometers of the river is in Turkey, 435 kilometers in Georgia, and 906 kilometers in Azerbaijan. About 5,500 square kilometers of the catchment is in Turkey, 29,743 square kilometers in Armenia 46,237 square kilometers in Georgia, 56,290 square kilometers in Azerbaijan, and about 63,500 square kilometers are in Iran.


River Kura Basin

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The river Rioni is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti.

The Rioni is the longest river wholly within the borders of Georgia. Length of the river is 327 km and the drainage area around 13,400 km². It starts on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains at 2,960 meters above the sea level.


River Rioni Basin

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ENPI-EPIRB project “Environmental Protection of International River Basins” works on preparation of River Basin Management Plan.

The Chorokhi-Adjaristskali pilot basin is located in the Adjarian Autonomous Republic and covers significant part of its territory.


Chorokhi-Adjaristskali Basin

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CountryCode

NationalStationID Year

AggregationPeriod

AggregationMonths

AggregationLength

Determinand_Nutrients

Unit_Nutrients

CEN_ISO

NumberOfSamples

LimitOfQuantification

Minimum

SampleDepth

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12Ammonium mg/l N

EN ISO 7150-1 12 0.011 0.054

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12 BOD5 mg/l O2

EN ISO 5815-1:2010 12 0.050

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12Orthophosphates mg/l P

EN ISO 10304-1:2007 12 0.069 0.000

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12 Nitrate mg/l N

EN ISO 10304-1:2007 12 0.015 0.235

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12 Nitrite mg/l N

EN ISO 10304-1:2007 12 0.013 0.006

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12Dissolved oxygen mg/l O2

EN ISO 25814:1992 12 7.400

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12Oxygen Saturation %

EN ISO 25814:1992 12 77

GE 91.2 2013 Annual 1-12Temperature (water) °C

EN ISO 6468 12 3.2

GE 94.2 2013 Annual 1-12Ammonium mg/l N

EN ISO 7150-1 12 0.011 0.061

GE 94.2 2013 Annual 1-12 BOD5 mg/l O2

EN ISO 5815-1:2010 12 1.020


Data for Rivers


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CountryCode

NationalStationID Year

AggregationPeriod

AggregationMonths

AggregationLength

Determinand_Nutrients

Unit_Nutrients CEN_ISO

NumberOfSamples

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11 Ammonium mg/l NEN ISO 7150-1 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11 BOD5 mg/l O2EN ISO 5815-1:2010 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11Orthophosphates mg/l P

EN ISO 10304-1:2007 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11 Nitrate mg/l NEN ISO 10304-1:2007 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11 Nitrite mg/l NEN ISO 10304-1:2007 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11Dissolved oxygen mg/l O2

EN ISO 25814:1992 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.11Oxygen Saturation %

EN ISO 25814:1992 4

GE 203.1 2013 Annual 2.5.8.12Temperature (water) °C EN ISO 6468 4

Data for Lakes

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Generally the structure of the national database is comparable with WISE SoE. For each monitoring station it provides the following information: name of station, national code, distance from source and distance from populated area, sampling date, sampling depth, determinand names, units, single measurements, Min, Max and Mean. But there is no any other required data as defined in “data dictionaries” (e.g. pressures, catchment area, information on analytical methods etc.).


Challenges

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CHALLENGES REQUIRED ACTIONS

Water quality monitoring points and measured parameters are not sufficient

Increasing number of stations and number of monitored parameters. Monitoring of dissolved organic carbon and some of preferred SoE hazardous substances

National data structure is different and doesn’t provide all required information

The national data structure needs further changes to harmonize with WISE

Absence of web-based environmental data management and reporting systems

Establish of web-based environmental data management and reporting systems

Insufficient quality control system

Development of Quality Management System

Lack of relevant trained staff Training and capacity-building


4. NATIONAL SYSTEM VS WISE METHODOLOGIES

Marine ArabidzeEnvironmental PollutionMonitoring [email protected]

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