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Decision support system
Guidance for users
Support decision process
The SOCOPSE decision support system (DSS) is primarily intended to support water authorities to make plans and make decisions for the control of PSs at both European and national or river basin level (Article 11. sub 3k of the WFD). The plans are a part of the river basin management plans (RBMPs) which the water authorities have to produce in final version in 2009. Also in the future (2015), when the plans have to be updated, the DSS will be helpful. The DSS focuses on the chemical status of river basins. The DSS is also suitable for other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of various management options.
Also applicable on other substances than PSs
Of course PSs are only one of the aspects of a RBMP. Although the DSS is developed for the control of PSs it is applicable to any chemical substance where a limit value in the form of a concentration has been set.
What is it?
The developed system fits in the framework suggested by the EC to implement the WFD and to compile the RBMPs. It provides a format by which information, needed to prepare and to make the decisions, can be gathered, stored, updated and evaluated. Therefore the DSS serves as a structure to collect the inputs and as a structure to produce output in the form of information needed for decisions. The DSS is not a software tool.
What is in it?
The DSS handbook includes descriptions of useful tools that allow the evaluation and selection of alternative (clusters of) measures which are needed to lower the release of PSs and/or the concentrations of PSs and to eliminate these from the surface waters. Just as the DSS itself, these tools are proven and based on sound science. Eventually (sets of) measures should be tuned to (all) other measures which are foreseen in the river basin management plan and to the human activities in the area. For that, a social-economic analysis (SEA) is a helpful tool.
The SOCOPSE decision support system (DSS) is primarily intended to support water authorities to make plans and make decisions for the control of PSs at both European and national or river basin level (Article 11. sub 3k of the WFD). The plans are a part of the river basin management plans (RBMPs) which the water authorities have to produce in final version in 2009. Also in the future (2015), when the plans have to be updated, the DSS will be helpful. The DSS focuses on the chemical status of river basins. The DSS is also suitable for other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of various management options.
Also applicable on other substances than PSs
Of course PSs are only one of the aspects of a RBMP. Although the DSS is developed for the control of PSs it is applicable to any chemical substance where a limit value in the form of a concentration has been set.
What is it?
The developed system fits in the framework suggested by the EC to implement the WFD and to compile the RBMPs. It provides a format by which information, needed to prepare and to make the decisions, can be gathered, stored, updated and evaluated. Therefore the DSS serves as a structure to collect the inputs and as a structure to produce output in the form of information needed for decisions. The DSS is not a software tool.
What is in it?
The DSS handbook includes descriptions of useful tools that allow the evaluation and selection of alternative (clusters of) measures which are needed to lower the release of PSs and/or the concentrations of PSs and to eliminate these from the surface waters. Just as the DSS itself, these tools are proven and based on sound science. Eventually (sets of) measures should be tuned to (all) other measures which are foreseen in the river basin management plan and to the human activities in the area. For that, a social-economic analysis (SEA) is a helpful tool.
PM: some text about application on different scale levels
The DSS consists of seven steps.
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Updated: 2009-05-27
NEWS
2009-06-18
General conclusions from the SOCOPSE project are now available online. 2009-04-03
"Future Approach to Priority and Emerging Substances in European Waters." 2009-04-03
Draft substance reports for Atrazine, Cadmium, Isoproturon, Mercury, PBDE, TBT, HCB, PAH, DEHP and...
Project conclusions available online
General conclusions from the SOCOPSE project are now available online. 2009-04-03
SOCOPSE Final Conference
"Future Approach to Priority and Emerging Substances in European Waters." 2009-04-03
New publications
Draft substance reports for Atrazine, Cadmium, Isoproturon, Mercury, PBDE, TBT, HCB, PAH, DEHP and...
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Topics addressed: FP6-2005-Global-4, Topic: II. 3.1 Source control of priority substances
Project duration: 2006-2009
Contract no.: 037038
Project duration: 2006-2009
Contract no.: 037038
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