Capacity Building Surface waters monitoring laboratories by Violeta Balan 4th meeting of the Coordination Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on integrated water resources management in the Republic of Moldova (the 26th NPD meeting under the EUWI in Moldova) June 15, 2018

1. Violeta Bălan
State Hydrometeorological Service
15 June 2018

2. Association Agreement - Annex XI to Chapter 16
(Environment)
• Directive 2000/60 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in
the field of water policy, as amended by Decision No. 2455/2001 / EC.
 the adoption of national legislation and the designation of the
competent authority (ies)
 identifying river basin districts and laying down administrative
measures for international river basins, lakes and coastal waters
(Article 3)
 the analysis of the characteristics of river basin districts
(Article 5)
 setting up water quality monitoring programs (Article 8)
 developing river basin management plans, consultations with
the public and publishing these plans (Articles 13 and 14)

3. National legislation - regulations
Water Law no. 272 of 23 December 2011 - partly
transposes DCA 2000/60 / EC
- Article 13 - monitoring of surface waters shall be
carried out by the public environmental authority
through the subordinated institutions
Regulation on the systematic monitoring and
recording of surface water and groundwater status,
HG № 932 din 20 noiembrie, 2013
- art.11. Systematic evidence of the quantity, quality and
ecological status of surface water, including transboundary
rivers, is carried out by the State Hydrometeorological Service
and the central body of public health administration, based on the
national monitoring network.
- art. 12 . Quantitative monitoring of the hydrological regime
of the rivers of Republic of Moldova shall be carried out through
the stationary network of hydrological stations in accordance with
the procedures laid down in the
- art.14. Qualitative monitoring of surface water is achieved
through use of the procedures and technical measures for
sampling, analysis and synthesis, for the evaluation of the
quality parameters, the status and the evolution trend of the
surface water quality.
- art. 15. The quality of water resources is also influenced to a
certain extent by accidental pollution, which represents sudden
physical, chemical, biological or bacteriological alterations of
water, beyond the permissible limits. Depending on the type of
accidental pollution, they may have different magnitudes and
effects (local, basin, cross-border) on water resources to be
monitored under the scheme of this Regulation.
Regulation on surface water quality
requirements, HG №890 din 12
decembrie, 2013
- art. 7 - In order to assign quality class surface water
bodies, monitoring shall be carried out in accordance
with the procedures established in the annual
monitoring programs developed and approved by
the central public administration body in the field of
the environment through the institutions subordinated
to the monitoring, indicating the frequency of
sampling, which must not be less than one sample per
month per monitoring point, evenly distributed
throughout the year ...
- Article 8 - If less than four observations are
available in one year, except for hydrobiological
elements, those data will not be used to perform
assessments to classify bodies of surface water that
year, but will be able be used to interpret multiannual
data.

4. European Union Water Initiative Plus for the
Eastern Partnership (EUWI+ Programme)
Beneficiary countries:
Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova
and Ukraine
approximation of legislation
to EU water management
policy, with a particular focus
on the management of cross-
border basins
support the design and
implementation of pilot river
basin management plans,
building on improving the
policy framework and
ensuring strong stakeholder
participation.
Specific thematic areas:
• Legislation, policy development and institutional strengthening,
including:
• Organize regular dialogues on national policies
• Prepare analytical work to support policy reforms and
implementation of river basin management plans.
• Preparing the national and regional training plan and organizing
training, coaching and trainers training
• Technical support for the development and review of policies and
strategies
v Capacity building of water quality monitoring laboratories,
including rehabilitation of laboratories and equipment, acquisition
of equipment and technical support
v Elaboration and implementation of river basin management plans,
including:
 Organization of joint field research in cross-border rivers
• Development and consolidation of national databases on water
issues
• Support for river basin management institutions in implementing
management plans
• Establish a regular monitoring system for the implementation of
management plans.
• Public Awareness, Communication and Data / Information
Management

5. EUWI + project - activities directly related to
laboratories
• Activity 2.1.1: Evaluation of the monitoring
infrastructure, capacities and needs of the laboratories;
• Activity 2.1.2: Purchase of equipment, including water
monitoring stations, rehabilitation and modernization of
existing equipment of laboratories;
• Activity 2.1.3: Technical support to laboratories in the
accreditation process;
• Activity 2.2.1: Preparation of training plans, organization
of practical training and training of trainers in
monitoring, laboratory analysis and support of
accredited laboratories.

6. Activity 2.1.1: Evaluation of the monitoring infrastructure and of the
laboratories, capacities and needs;
• Questionnaire in the initial phase
(facilities, laboratory staff, including
technical, investigated parameters,
existing equipment, accreditation, etc.);
• First laboratory evaluation mission
29.05.-02.06.2017 (familiar with DMCM
laboratories, brief description of
physico-chemical parameters);
• Second Laboratory Assessment Mission
June 2017 (Assessment of Laboratory
Capacities for Investigating Priority
Substances according to Directive
2013/39 / EU);
• The third assessment mission of the
laboratory 18.09.-22.09.2017, where the
issue of re-accreditation of surface
water quality laboratories was
discussed.
2017

7. Activity 2.1.2: Purchase of laboratory equipment
Relevance
according to
WFD
Equipment for procurement
Name of parameter / substance to be
analyzed
Yes
Triple quadruple chromatograph with mass detector and
automatic sampling device
Orbital laboratory shaker
Oven Laboratory Plug
Solvent-based vaporizer with flexible test tube dimensions
Capable of analyzing priority
substances under MAC under WFD
Preliminary sample preparation
Yes
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, dual ionization system
common to such as graphite furnace, flame and hydride
technique capable of analyzing heavy metals below
0.1 μg / l
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Nickel and nickel compounds
Yes
Dissolved / Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (DOC / TOC)
analyzer together with oxygen (carrier gas)
Dissolved organic carbon (COD), EN
ISO 8245
Yes
Freeze
Microwave digestion system with two sets of digestion
dishes (quartz)
Preliminary preparation of samples for
the analysis of metals in biota and
sediment
Yes in depth Freezer (- 20 ° C) Preserving biota samples
Yes
Heated heater sleeve and distillation devices (Liebig
condenser, articulated thermometer up to 250 ° C,
distillation flask, glass balloons, universal clamps)
Distillation of derivatization reagents
(eg acetic acid anhydride for
pentachlorophenol)
Yes Water purification system with cartridges Deionized water
Yes Washing machine for laboratory utensils Cleaning the laboratory dish
Yes Titration system for alkalinity Total alkalinity

8. Activity 2.1.2: Acquisition of laboratory supplies
Relevance
according to
WFD
Purchasing supplies
Yes Cd, Pb, Ni, Na, K, Mg, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, Fe
Concave cathode lamps with one and several
AAS elements
Yes Quinoxyfen
HPLC columns for the existing instrument in
the laboratory
HPLC pre-columns
Yes Organochlorine pesticides
Quality solvents for pesticides
Aluminum Oxide, Florisil, SPE-C18 Tubes for
Purification and Sample Concentration
Yes
Alachlor, Isodrin, Hexachlorbutadiene, delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane,
Pentachlorobenzene, Trichlorobenzene, Dicofol, Bifenox, Heptachlor,
Aclonifen
Acquisition of certified reference materials for
expanding and adapting current analytical
methods
Yes
Atrazine, Chlorfenvinphos, Chlorpyrifos (Chlorpyrifos-Ethyl), Simazine,
Trifluralin, Cybutryn, Cypermethrin, Dichlorvos, Terbutryn, Benzene,
Carbon tetrachloride, Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene, 1,2-
Dichloroethane, Dichloromethane, Trichlormethane, Bis(2-ethyl-
hexyl)phthalat (DEHP), 4-tert-Octylphenol, Nonylphenol (4-Nonylphenol,
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
Yes
Benzene-d6, Dichloromethane-d2, Bis(2-ethyl-hexyl)phthalate-d4, 4n-
Nonylphenol-d4, Alachlor-d13, Trifluralin-d14, etc
Acquisition of internal standards and reference
materials for quality control and quality
assurance
Yes Pesticide organoclorurate capillary column GC
Yes
EN ISO 10695, EN ISO 15680, EN ISO 22032, EN ISO 10301, ISO 12010,
ISO EN 18856, EN ISO 11369, EN ISO 18857-1, EN ISO 12673, EN ISO
17353, EN ISO 25101, EN ISO 11369, ISO/NP 21677, ISO 5667-12
Standard methods (ISO, EN) for the
determination of priority substances
Yes Water sampling for organic priority substances 50 1L and 25L 2L conical flasks with PTFE cap
Yes Argon, heliu, azot, etc. Ultra pure gas insurance for AAS and GC
Volatile VOC parameters (Benzene, Carbon tetrachloride, Trichloroethylene, Headspace containers

9. Activity 2.1.3: Technical support to laboratories in the
accreditation process
Water Law no. 272 of 23 December 2011 - partly
transposes DCA 2000/60 / EC
- Article 13 - monitoring of surface waters shall
be carried out by the public environmental
authority through the subordinated institutions
Regulation on the systematic monitoring and recording
of surface water and groundwater status, GD no. 932
of November 20, 2013
Chapter V:
- art. 75 - Laboratories are accredited and apply practices
related to the quality management system in accordance with
the standard of SR SR EN ISO'CEI-17025 or other
equivalently accepted international standards;
- art. 76 - Laboratories will demonstrate skills in physico-
chemical and biological analyzes by participating in internal
and external testing programs.
The SHS received financial assistance
for re-accreditation under the EUWI
+ East project on the basis of a
trilateral agreement between SHS-
UBA-MOLDAC in November 2017.
At the same time, due to the project, at the beginning of
2018, the SHS participated in an external testing
program for demonstrating skills for analyzes for
mineralization parameters, biogenic elements and heavy
metals in surface water

10. Activity 2.2.1: Prepare training plans and organize practical
training
1) Validation of methods,
measurement uncertainty
and metrological
traceability according to EN
ISO 17025: 2017 - 24-26
April 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia

11. Activity 2.2.1: Organize practical training for relevant
laboratory analyzes according to WFD
2) Determination of volatile organic
compounds according to EN / ISO
10301 - 25-29 June 2018
3) Workshop on Analytical Methods
Used to Monitor Substances in the
Priority List and Surveillance of
WFD - September 2018
4) Training of internal auditors
according to ISO 19011 and EN
ISO 17025: 2017 - 17-18 October
2018
5) Configuration of the analytical
method for the existing HPLC
equipment _UV-VIS for certain
pesticides according to ISO 11369
- October 2018
6) Expanding the existing analysis
method according to ISO 6468 -
December 2018

12. Future cooperation vision within the EUWI + East project
for Result no. 2
Extending the list of priority substances under DCA 2000/60 / EC
Strict observance of the technical specifications developed for the equipment to be
procured (detection limits, sensitivity, purpose of use, etc.)
training of monitoring laboratories to broaden spectrum of analyzed substances
(according to the priority substances directive - 45)
analyzing laboratory tests on other matrices, such as biota and sediment
Technical support in implementing the new version of the international standard
17025: 2017
requirements for the management system (internal audits, corrective actions, risk
assessment, records and documentation)
Requirements for the analysis process (validation of methods, estimation of
uncertainty of analysis, validation of results, complaints, non-conforming actions,
etc.) resources: equipment, metrology traceability, personnel, etc.
Develop, observe and streamline a monitoring program in line with DCA 2000/60 /
EC requirements for proper assessment of surface water status:
• biological monitoring, including fish monitoring
• hydromorphological monitoring
• chemical monitoring (general conditions, organic pollutants, priority substances)

13. Thank you for your attention!
“Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning.”
Benjamin Franklin