RBD monitoring sites, Surface water

According to Section 9 of the Act on the Organisation of River Basin Management (1299/2004), in a river basin management area surface water monitoring shall be arranged in such a way that a uniform and diverse overall picture of their status is obtained. The ecological and chemical status of surface waters is classified on the basis of the data collected from the monitoring. The data includes those monitoring sites for rivers, lakes and coastal waters (bodies of water) officially reported to the EU in 2016. There are extensive monitoring sites throughout Finland. Monitoring data have been accumulated in surface waters since the 1960s and existing observation sites were linked to monitoring sites. Samples for water quality, benthic animals, aquatic plants and fisheries shall be taken in each water body from observation sites linked to the water body monitoring point. The coordinates of the monitoring site shall be determined according to the calculated centre of the water body or recorded as the long-term point of observation of the water quality of the lake or coastal zone. In the river, the main water quality observation point of the river observation unit shall be selected as the coordinate of the area. Monitoring sites are part of either baseline monitoring or operational monitoring, or both. Baseline monitoring shall be carried out in a sufficient number of surface water bodies in order to assess the overall status of the surface waters of all catchment areas and sub-basins of the river basin. Operational monitoring shall be carried out in all water bodies for which either the impact assessment or baseline monitoring indicates that environmental objectives may not be met, or where priority list substances (harmful substances as prescribed by the Directive) are discharged. More detailed information on the water quality of the monitoring sites can be found in the Environmental Administration’s information system on the status of surface water. The data includes monitoring sites for rivers, lakes and coastal waters reported to the EU in 2016. Purpose: The data includes monitoring sites for rivers, lakes and coastal waters reported to the EU. The material is part of SYKE’s open data (CC BY 4.0). The data product INSPIRE has been published. For more information: http://www.ymparisto.fi/fi-FI/Vesi/Pintavesien_tila/Pintavesien_tilan_seuranta https://geoportal.ymparisto.fi/meta/julkinen/dokumentit/VHS_seurantapisteet.pdf According to section 9 of the Act on the Organisation of Water Management (1299/2004), the monitoring of surface waters in a River Basin District (RBD) must be organised in such a way that a uniform and diverse overall picture of their status is obtained. The ecological and chemical status of surface waters is classified on the basis of data collected from monitoring. The data includes those monitoring sites for rivers, lakes and coastal waters (water bodies) that were officially reported to the EU in 2016. There are monitoring sites comprehensively throughout Finland. Monitoring data have been accumulated from surface waters since the 1960s and existing observation sites were linked to monitoring sites. Samples for water quality, Benthic fauna, aquatic plants and fish in each water body are taken from observation sites linked to a water body monitoring site. The coordinates of the monitoring site are determined according to the calculated center of the water body or are marked as the same as the long-term observation point for water quality in the lake basin or coastal area. In the river, the monitoring site has usually the same coordinates as the most significant water quality observation point of each river water body. Monitoring sites include either surveillance monitoring or operational monitoring, or both. A sufficient number of surface water bodies must be subject to basic monitoring in order to assess the status of all surface waters in all catchment areas and sub-catchments in the RBD. Operational monitoring must be carried out in all water bodies for which, according to either the impact assessment or the surveillance monitoring, it is possible that environmental objectives will not be met or to which priority list substances (harmful substances provided for in the Directive) will be released. Investing monitoring is needed in some special cases. More detailed information on the water quality of the monitoring sites can be found in the Environmental Administration’s Surface Water Status Information System. The data includes river, lake and coastal water monitoring sites reported to the EU in 2016. This SYKE’s dataset can be used according to open data license (CC BY 4.0). Inspire compatible dataset has been published. The data includes those monitoring sites for rivers, lakes and coastal waters (bodies of water) officially reported to the EU as part of the WFD reporting cycle. Monitoring data have been accumulated in surface waters since the 1960s and existing observation sites were linked to the established monitoring sites.