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Titel:

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[email protected] (Katrine Rafn), [email protected] (Paolo Perotti), [email protected] (Rikke Slot Benyahia)

Kirsten Vieiwerth ([email protected])

DK questions on deterioration in the WFD (M1M Id nr.: 415448)

16-05-2023 18:38

Letter to CCM with DK questions on deterioration.docx; Translation of Environmental and Food Board of Appeal

22-0246 1 w ad Astra.docx;

Dear

Enciosed please find the Danish questions on the concept of deterioration in the Water Framework Directive as weli as

the English translation of the ruling by the Environment and Food Board of Appeal.

We would appreciate it greatly if you could get back to us urgently, as ali permitting is put on hold for now.

Kind regards,

Kirsten Vielwertl’

Water and Cilmate Adaptation

Department

+45 41 28 16

761

kirs1@rnimdk>

of the

Ministry of Environment

Water and Cilmate Adaptation

mim(mim.dk

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Ministry of the Environment

Departement of the Ministry of Environment

Vester Voldgade 123

DK 1552 København V

Tlf. +45 38 142 142

MOF, Alm.del - 2023-24 - Endeligt svar på spørgsmål 785: Spm. om, hvilke kommentarer er indkommet fra øvrige ministre og ministerier udenom den officielle høringsproces, dels til Miljøstyrelsen og departementet vedrørende ny vejledning om spildevand

AKT 498205

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Dokument

Ministry at Environment

of Denmark

Department

Water and Climate Adaptation

Case No 2023-4355

[email protected]

Ref. kirst, rurab, limni

May 16

2023

Questions on the Water Framework Directive re. deterioration

Dear

Thank you for taking the time to talk to Head of Division, Katrine Rafn and myseif

10.

May

2023

on the concept of deterioration in Article 4 of the Water Framework

Directive.

As agreed upon in the meeting, we forward our questions in writing, and we would

appreciate to get your view and interpretations back in writing. We would be grate

ful ifyou would send your reply shortly, as this will help inform our assessment of

the way forward. We are aware that the statements will represent the views of the

DG ENV of the Commission, and that the European Court of Justice is the sole

authority on interpretation of the aquis.

.1.

We also forward ruling

22/02461

from the Danish Environment and Food Board

of Appeal in English1. The most relevant part is:

3.2.3

Effect on targeted

surface water bodies, pages 38 43, in particular the three sections on page 43

which we have highlighted.

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For your information, the Environment and Food Board of Appeal is an indepen

dent court-like institution within the field of nature, environment, agriculture,

fisheries and food. The rulings are binding for state and local authorities’

administration and authorization of plans and projects.

The questions:

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Does Article 4 of the Water Framework Directive, as interpreted by the

ECJ, allow for an individual assessment of the significance of an addition

of a substance to a specific water body in order to establish if such addition

constitutes “deterioration of the status”, when the EQS for that substance

has already been exceeded and the water body has thus been classified in

the lowest class?

o In other words; will it only constitute deterioration contrary to

Article 4 if the discharge will lead to an increase in the

Section

3.2.3

Effect on the targeted surface water body has been translated by a

professional team of translators, whereas the rest of the ruling is google translated.

Ministry of Environment. Frederiksholms Kanal

•

1220

Copenhagen K Denmark

Phone +4538

142142

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CVR

12854358

KAN

5798000862005

[email protected]. wwwmimdk

concentration of a given substance in the water body, i.e. because

the discharge contains a higher concentration of the substance

than the current concentration in the receiving water body, or will

any addition of the substance independent of amount/concen

tration be contrary to Articie 4in this scenario (when the EQS is

already exceeded)?

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•

In either case, in the light of the

ECJ

rulings, what is the reasoning

behind the Commission’s interpretation?

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In order to establish an increase in concentration is it a requirement that

it must be measurable? In most situations, it will be possible to calculate

even negligible additions does that constitute an increase and therefore

a deterioration?

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•

If an assessment is allowed, will it be possible to take the significance of

the

impact or discharge on a quality element at water body level into

account when the quality element is already in the lowest class?

What scale shall the assessment be conducted at? (Water body level or

other units?) Is there a distinction between surface water

and

bodies of

ground water?

•

Should you have any questions, please do flot hesitate to contact Us, and thank you

in advance.

Yours sincerely,

Kirsten Vielwerth

Special Consultant

+45

28 16

[email protected]