WFD in FRANCE
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French small hydro union 250 small producers, 400 MW + EDF subsidiary, CNR, SHEM ESHA member
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French hydropower • 2200 hydro plants including 1700 small operators – 2000 run of the river – 1850 less than 10 MW – 1900 less than 10 meters
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67 TWh, 97% French RES 10000 MW base load 12000 MW peak load, 20 Mt CO2 equivalent 100 TWh realistic potential ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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Pre-designation of water bodies • 3500 river WB, 470 lake WB • Strahler classification – WB rivers rank 2: 5 km – WB rivers rank 4: 15 km
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50 types of rivers inside hydro-eco-regions 25% NWB (political, EU objective?) 25% HMWB 25% unknown data 25% at risk ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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Eco-hydro-regions
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HMWB / NWB • Main hydro plants in HMWB – 31% in Pyrénées – Massif Central basin – 45% in Alpes – Rhône basin – 100 % of French-German section of river Rhin
• NWB (except other pressures) for – Down stream short time regulation hydro plants – Small hydro plants ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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HMWB criteria • Urban areas, navigation • Dams: – Art 4.3: reservoir for electricity generation – Diversion hydro plants if: • More than 90% annual flow diverted (50%-90%) • Regulation water flow more than 15 time minimal water flow (5-15)
– Artificial length of WB up to 70% (30%-70%) – Not on hydrology ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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HMWB / GPAE Position of all hydro unions • Risk of juridical action by EU authorities about NWB and unknown good status • Later classification from HMWB to NWB possible not reverse way
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Good status Provisional definition • Physico-chemical: same strong requirements for all rivers • Biological: flora, invertebrates, fishes – 50 types of river – Very good status reference for each type – Good status = gap to reference:
75% remaining species • Importance of political objectives ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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Good status Conditions de référence
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Très bon état Bon état
0,7 à 0,8
Moyen Médiocre Mauvais
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Good ecological potential GEP • Not yet defined • Require to find reference sites • Claimed: final objectives not less ambitious for HMWB than for NWB
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Programme of measures • 2005 works on measures – Thesaurus of pre-identified measures • Based on usual measures (politics, ecologists …) • Not on scientific effect on good status • Example: small weirs erased for bio-circulation
– Hydro = “WFD important question”
• 2006 basin districts programmes • 2007 public consultation ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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Hydro WFD important question • RES directive and new French energy law: – Green house effect: tons of CO2 – Hydro development = ecological objective 21%
• WFD – Good status: biological index – Hydro = exemption (art 4.7)
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WFD / RES implementation (1) • Hydro – exemption (art 4.7) as universal utility at the end of implementation – EU policies integration (preamble 16) since the beginning
• Total quality management (plan – do – check – act) – – – –
Hydro impacts measured: negative and positive Bio-civil works Global pressure / impacts models Pareto principle: 20% pressures affecting 80% good status ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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WFD / RES implementation (2) • Economical analysis – Exemption cost/advantage analysis – Costs / environment effectiveness analysis – Both inappropriate face to • Ecological objectives: good status / 21% • WFD environment effectiveness / RES environment effectiveness
• Sustainable development: – Hydro = ecology – economy - societal needs ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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WFD / RES governance • WFD implementation – Basin districts authorities and stakeholders – Water Local Commissions – Thousands of stakeholders – Detailed map of WB – Programme of measures – EU Strategic Coordination Group
• RES implementation – Indicative – Hydro objectives / wind objectives – No map of hydro potential – WG Hydro created by WFD SCG
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WFD / Hydro • Threat: – One more step to natural state before mankind – Retro classifying from NWB to HMWB impossible – Governance
• Opportunity: water management revolution – Biological results – on WB not on singular point – Not pre-defined measures based on • Political options • Usual non-proved theories
– NWB including hydro plants
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French hydro since 2003 • Large and small hydro • Hydro generation policy modified because Kyoto protocol • Hydro development and preservation – New French energy law: energy impact principle
– New French finance-industry ministry mission: map of potential – administrative process
– French water law project modified ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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WFD / Hydro future • Constructive dialogue with water authorities and stakeholders • Ecologists divided – Renewables development – Historical behaviours against hydro
• RES must be improved: governance • WFD an opportunity ESHA Lausanne July 2005 GPAE
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