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3. TMP DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
The establishment of the network and development of the Dnipro River Basin Transboundary Monitoring Programme will be carried out in two stages.
Stage 1 Forming the TMP on the Basis of the Existing National Monitoring Systems Taking into Account the Objectives of the Transboundary Monitoring Strategy (2005-2010)
During Stage 1, observations will be carried out in accordance with a coordinated procedure at those posts of the national monitoring systems that are closest to the state borders. Prior to proceeding to TMP Stage 2, it is necessary:
- To retool laboratories and hydrologic posts engaged in TMP implementation;
- To establish a measurement quality control system in the basin, in particular, to ensure the conduction of a comparative analysis;
- To take an inventory of transboundary water pollution sources including diffusion sources;
- To carry out joint studies to develop a coordinated classification of water quality and mass transfer assessment methods;
- To carry out comprehensive expeditionary inspections of Dnipro basin transboundary locations.
The successful completion of Stage 1 will be evidenced by the following:
- Observation of the entire range of indicators agreed upon for this stage is ensured at all stations (posts) included in TMP Programme Stage 1;
- Stations (posts) are fitted out with equipment needed for completion of TMP Programme Stage 1 and going over to Stage 2;
- Within the TMP framework, an international expeditionary inspection of the basin’s transboundary locations has been completed and the correspondence of the TMP rules of procedure with the TMP strategic goals has been reviewed;
- General criteria are worked out for water-quality assessment in the course of transboundary monitoring carried out by the Dnipro basin countries;
- Regular information exchange is established;
- The process of preparation and publication of a TMP Yearbook is in place;
- A system for assuring quality of observations is created, including the conduction of regular (at least once a year) inter-laboratory comparative analyses;
- A training programme is developed and being implemented within the TMP framework. A system is created for training various specialists taking part in TMP implementation.
Stage 2 Improving the Observation Network and the Material and Technological Base, Optimising the Observation Procedure According to TMP Strategy (2010-2015)
Objectives of TMP implementation at Stage 2 include:
- Retooling of laboratories and hydrologic posts engaged in TMP implementation to ensure rules of procedure defined for Stage 2;
- Complete provision of priority information needs for the intergovernmental basin management system (within the framework of SAP implementation) and national departments responsible for SAP and NAP implementation in the Dnipro basin;
- Improving the observation network;
- Taking an inventory of diffusion pollution sources;
- Developing information management and data processing methods;
- Carrying out a second expeditionary inspection.
The successfulness of Stage 2 will be evidenced by the following:
- Observation of the entire range of specified indicators is ensured at all stations (posts) of the monitoring network included in Stage 1 and Stage 2 with the required rate of sampling;
- Laboratory work is performed with required quality, an acceptable level of correspondence is ensured between the results obtained in different laboratories;
- A second international expeditionary inspection of the basin’s transboundary locations has been carried out;
- Coordinated approaches to evaluating transboundary transfer at the main transboundary locations are implemented;
- A sub-programme for monitoring mass transfer of contaminating substances between the basin countries is expanded by commencing into operation the necessary hydrologic posts and achieving a prescribed rate of sampling;
Stage 3 Implementing the TMP Within the Scope Defined by the TMP Strategy (2015-2020)
The objective of Stage 3 is to fully implement the TMP and optimise the list of indicators to be controlled.
At the end of each stage, the TMP efficiency is critically reviewed and assessed for correspondence with the requirements of information provision for intergovernmental bodies of basin management and recommendations are developed for TMP improvement.
