Biological Monitoring of the Rivers and Lakes/Reservoirs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Client/funding: World Bank, project no. Project No. BA-PMT-QCBS/02/CS/08-BQS
Duration: 2008 - 2009
Partners: VVMZ spol. s r.o. (VVMZ) - Slovakia, Regional Environmental Center (REC) – Hungary, Institute for Water - Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic” (IBISS) - Serbia.
Project description:
The overall objective of the assignment was to establish a basis for reconstruction of the methods of the biological monitoring as a part of the surface water quality monitoring system in B&H that meets the requirements outlined in the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC; WFD). The system had to be reflected in a “Manual for biological monitoring of rivers and lakes/reservoirs in Bosnia and Hercegovina” (Bio-monitoring manual).
Sub-objectives were:
- Development of a harmonized methodology and testing of methodologies proposed in the Biosurvey Manual (Sava EC CARDS Project ˝Pilot River Basin for the Sava River˝);
- Application of new approaches for biological monitoring compliant with the WFD;
- Transfer of specific knowledge on the subject to all involved institutions;
- Definition of procedures and methodologies according to the normative definitions and criteria given by the WFD, based upon relevant BQEs, in particular phytoplankton, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates and phytobenthos for rivers and phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates for lakes/reservoirs); and
- Development of a solid financing plan enabling the implementation of proposed procedures.
Type of services provided:
Establishment of a surface water quality monitoring system in Bosnia and Herzegovina that meets the requirements outlined in the EU Water Framework Directive. Chemical, hydromorphological and hydrobiological surveys were conducted within the project setting up for the first time the “pollution” baseline in Bosnia and Hercegovina.