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Overview for data flow EWN2: Lake quality

Map for data flow EWN2
dark_green 20 countries with a score of 3 points: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
green 4 countries with a score of 2 points: FYR of Macedonia, Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia
light_green 6 countries with a score of 1 point: Albania, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Turkey
red 5 countries did not deliver data: Denmark, Greece, Montenegro, Netherlands, United Kingdom
na This data flow is not applicable (N/A) to 3 countries: Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg

Detailed criteria for scoring

Scoring criteria are based on data deliveries for the current year and the provision of long time series of quality data for a variety of determinands. A further criterion is the identification of lake stations according to the criteria in the Technical Guidelines for Eurowaternet Implementation.
Important for achieving the maximum score are the provision of hazardous substances data and the response of a country to data validation questions.
GoodGoodGood Additionally:
1. More than 75 % of sites identified and described, or
2. Delivery of hazardous substances data.
GoodGood 1. Timely data delivery 2008 to national repository, and
2. Data delivered in the requested format, or longer time series for ammonium, nitrate and total phosphorus.
Good Delayed data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008
Or: timely delivery, but delivered data are not fulfilling basic quality criteria.
Poor No data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008, no communication.
European datasets Waterbase data published through EEA data service
Related indicators EEA core set of indicators: CSI 20 Nutrients in freshwater
Other water indicators on EEA website.
Data deliveries Data uploaded to the Central Data Repository

Draft summary of deliveries (2009-02-16)

Country Progress 2007-2008 Progress 2008-2009 Remark
Albania Poor Good Data delivered on time and very soon (17 July 2008). Data in in slightly different format then requested (old template used). Only short time series available (2005-2006). Hazardous substances data not delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Austria GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only some long time series available (Total Phosphorus). Hazardous substances data not delivered. More than 75% of requested stations identified.
Belgium Good GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only very short time series available (2005-2007). Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Bosnia and Herzegovina GoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available (2003-2007). Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Bulgaria GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Some long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Croatia GoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. More than 75% of requested stations identified.
Cyprus GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long but broken time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Czech Republic N/A N/A Country does not have any relevant lake.
Denmark GoodGoodGood Poor No data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008.
Estonia GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
FYR of Macedonia GoodGood GoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only some broken long time series available (Total Phosphorus), rest is short and broken. Hazardous substances data not delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Finland GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
France Good Good Only station information delivered under WISE-SoE data collection 2008.
Germany GoodGoodGood Good Data delivered on time, but with substantial quality problems.
Greece Poor Poor No data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008, no communication.
Hungary GoodGoodGood GoodGood Data delivered with a delay (3 December 2008). Requested format used. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Iceland N/A GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Very short time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Ireland GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Some long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Italy GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available (2001-2007). Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Latvia GoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Liechtenstein N/A N/A Country does not have any relevant lake.
Lithuania GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data not delivered. All requested stations identified.
Luxembourg N/A N/A Country does not have any relevant lake.
Malta GoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available. Hazardous substances data not delivered. All requested stations identified.
Montenegro Good Poor Data delivered with a delay (12 November 2008) and of unsufficient quality (processing impossible).
Netherlands Poor Poor No data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008, no communication.
Norway GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Some long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. More than 75% of requested stations identified.
Poland GoodGoodGood Good Data delivered with a substantial delay (12 December 2008). Requested format used. Some long time series available. Hazardous substances data not delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Portugal GoodGood GoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only very short time series available (2006-2007). Hazardous substances data delivered (very short time series). Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Romania GoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
Serbia GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only short time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Slovakia N/A GoodGood Data delivered with a slight delay (7 November 2008) and in the requested format. Only data from 1 year (2007) available. Hazardous substances data delivered. No station data delivered.
Slovenia GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data not delivered. All requested stations identified.
Spain Good Good Only station information delivered under WISE-SoE data collection 2008.
Sweden GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. More than 75% of requested stations identified.
Switzerland GoodGoodGood GoodGoodGood Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Long time series available. Hazardous substances data delivered. All requested stations identified.
Turkey Poor Good Data delivered on time and in the requested format. Only quality data delieverd and only data from 1 year (2003) available. Hazardous substances data not delivered. Less than 75% of requested stations identified.
United Kingdom Poor Poor No data delivery under WISE-SoE data collection 2008, no communication.