Conference programme

era.int Objective The aim of this annual conference is to provide environmental law practitioners with an analysis of recent legislation and on going policy developments at EU level in the field of European water management law. Key topics ? New proposal for a revised directive on priority substances in the field of water quality ? Candidate European Innovation Partnership on Water ? Renewable energy and water management ? Instruments of European policy for water conservation ? Article 9 of the EU Water Framework Directive Who should attend? Lawyers in private practice, regulatory authorities and other legal professionals working in the field of environmental, water management and energy law. Speakers Gallus Cadonau, Director, Swiss Greina Foundation for the Protection of Alpine Rivers (SGS), Zurich Prof Ferdinand Kerschner, Head of Unit, Private Environmental Law, Johannes Kepler University of Linz Peter Kristensen, Project Manager on Integrated Water Assessment, European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen* Nicola Notaro, Deputy Head of Unit, Protection of Water Resources, DG Environment, European Commission, Brussels Prof Michael Reinhardt, Institute for German and European Water Management Law, University of Trier Ewa Rutkowska-Subocz, Counsel, Head of Environmental Protection Practice Energy& Natural Resources Group, Salans, Warsaw* Paul Sheridan, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, London * invited ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EU WATER MANAGEMENT LAW 2012 MANAGEMENT OF WATER, ENERGIES AND SOIL TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Vienna, 11-12 October 2012 Hotel Stefanie Wien Taborstraße 12, Vienna Languages: English and German (simultaneous interpretation) Event number: 412R29 For further information: Lynne McAleavey Tel. +49 (0)651 937 37 421 Fax. +49 (0)651 937 37 773 E-mail: LMcAleavey@era.int Online registration: www.era.int/?123072&en FocusBerufsgruppe Thursday, 11 October 2012 09:00 Arrival and registration of participants 09:20 Welcome words Monika Krivickaite I. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EU WATER MANAGEMENT LAW 09:30 State of implementation of EU water legislation ? Water Framework Directive ? Floods Directive ? Urban Waste Water Directive ? Nitrates Directive Peter Kristensen 10:15 Discussion 10:30 New proposal for a revised Directive on Priority Substances in the field of water quality Nicola Notaro 11:00 Discussion 11:15 Coffee break 11:45 New solutions for European Water Management: Candidate European Innovation Partnership on Water Nicola Notaro 12:15 Discussion 12:30 Lunch II. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT 14:00 Aquatic ecology and hydropower: implementation of the 2000-watt corporation with pumped-storage hydroelectricity and low-energy construction Gallus Cadonau 14:45 Discussion 15:00 Coffee break 15:30 Biofuels and agricultural water use Paul Sheridan 16:15 Discussion 16:30 Legal aspects of shale gas exploration Ewa Rutkowska-Subocz 17:15 Discussion 17:45 End of the first day 18:00 Reception Organisers: Monika Krivickaite, ERA, and Prof. Michael Reinhardt, Institute for German and European Water Management Law, University of Trier with support of the Association of European Administrative Judges (AEAJ) Friday, 12 October 2012 III. WATER SHORTAGE AND CONSERVATION: THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK 09:00 Industrial resource efficiency: managing water resources for homes, industry, agriculture and the environment 09:45 Discussion 10:00 Instruments of European policy for water conservation: administrative law, economic management and the principle of cooperation Michael Reinhardt 10:45 Discussion 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Article 9 of the EU Water Framework Directive: cost recovery and uniform rules of competition in the single European market Ferdinand Kerschner 12:15 Discussion 12:30 Light lunch and end of the conference Programme may be subject to amendment. For programme updates: www.era.int