Status of the authorization demands.

This layer contains the inspections and controls carried out by the SICOPOL service of the Water Management Administration.

The chemical status of the surface water bodies is assessed as being good or failing to achieve good chemical status. The assessment of the chemical status for the third river basin management plan is based on the list of substances of directive 2008/105/EC and the environmental quality standards established by the new directive 2013/39/EC. The assessment without the ubiquist substances permits to get a differentiated picture of the actual situation.

Phytoplancon is one of the 4 biological quality elements (BQE) used for the assessment of the ecological status of the surface water bodies. The assessment is made in 5 classes : high (blue) - good (green) - moderate (yellow) - poor (orange) - bad (red). The evaluation of this BQE is only relevant for the large rivers where the quantity of phytoplancton is significant and can be evaluated. Therefore phytoplancton is assessed in natural water bodies of type VI an in heavy modified waterbodies (HMWB) presenting a lake character, as the HMWB Sûre (WB III-2.2.1) and the HMWB Our (WB V-1.2). The frequency for phytoplancton monitoring is annually with 6 samples between April and October.

The chemical status of the surface water bodies is assessed as being good or failing to achieve good chemical status. The assessment of the chemical status for the third river basin management plan is based on the list of substances of directive 2008/105/EC and the environmental quality standards established by the new directive 2013/39/EC.

Restoration of the connection between the river and its floodplain, oxbow lake reconnection, floodplain extensification regarding land use in order to promote water retention and obtain periodic local inundations downstream. Reactivate a part of the alluvial plain by lowering soil level, thus creating an artificial alluvial plain. Measure promoting aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity of wetlands as well.

Restoration of near-natural flow regime at hydropower plants, discharges and diversions. Adapted operation of hydropower plants, verification and, if necessary, restoration of the natural state of discharge points and verification and possible elimination of water abstractions by means of specific studies of alternative solutions and proposals for mitigation measures.

Enable an autonomous dynamic development of the river within clearly defined zones (ideally within a river corridor), leading to the formation of riverbed and riverbanks’ structures compliant with the river typology.

The ecological status of the natural surface water bodies is assessed in 5 classes going from 1 to 5 (high, good, moderate, poor, bad). The classification of the ecological status is based on the biological quality elements, physico-chemical quality elements and in some cases also the hydromorphological quality elements.

Restoration of the ecological continuity for fish, macroinvertebrates, sediments and terrestrial animals by any transversal structure, through complete or partial removal of that structure, or by adding a fish pass if the previous options are not feasible.