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class="panel-title"> <button data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#PP4Contents" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="PP4Contents" onclick="createDocPartCookie(this);"> <i class="fa fa-angle-right" aria-hidden="true"> </i>Text</button> </p> </div> <div id="PP4Contents" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="PP4"> <div id="text" class="panel-body"> <div id="document1"> <div lang=""> <h1 class="ti-main">Good-quality water in Europe (EU water directive)</h1> <p class="normal"> </p> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> SUMMARY OF: </h2> <p class="normal"> <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32000L0060">Directive 2000/60/EC — framework for Community action in the field of water policy</a> </p> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE DIRECTIVE? </h2> <p class="normal">It sets out rules to halt deterioration in the status of <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/eu_union.html">European Union</a> (EU) water bodies and achieve ‘good status’ for Europe’s rivers, lakes and groundwater by 2015.</p> <p class="normal">Specifically, this includes:</p> <ul class="disc"> <li> protecting all forms of water (<span class="bold">surface</span><a href="#keyterm_E0001">*</a>, <span class="bold">ground</span><a href="#keyterm_E0002">*</a>, <span class="bold">inland</span><a href="#keyterm_E0003">*</a> and <span class="bold">transitional</span><a href="#keyterm_E0004">*</a>); </li> <li> restoring the ecosystems in and around these bodies of water; </li> <li> reducing pollution in water bodies; </li> <li> guaranteeing sustainable water usage by individuals and businesses. </li> </ul> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> KEY POINTS </h2> <p class="normal">The legislation places clear responsibilities on national authorities. They have to:</p> <ul class="disc"> <li> identify the individual river basins on their territory — that is, the surrounding land areas that drain into particular river systems; </li> <li> designate authorities to manage these basins in line with the EU’s rules; </li> <li> analyse the features of each river basin and set reference conditions for each type of water body to qualify their status; </li> <li> analyse the impact of human activity and an economic assessment of water use; </li> <li> monitor the status of the water in each basin; </li> <li> register protected areas, such as those used for drinking water, which require special attention; </li> <li> produce and implement ‘river basin management plans’ to prevent the deterioration of surface water, protect and enhance groundwater and preserve protected areas; </li> <li> ensure the cost of water services is recovered so that the resources are used efficiently and polluters pay; </li> <li> provide public information and consultation on their river basin management plans. </li> </ul> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> FROM WHEN DOES THE DIRECTIVE APPLY? </h2> <p class="normal">It has applied since 22 October 2000 and had to become law in the EU <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/member_states.html">Member States</a> by 22 December 2003.</p> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> BACKGROUND </h2> <p class="normal">In the EU, water is coming under increasing pressure from the continuous growth in demand for sufficient quantities of good-quality water for a whole range of uses. This directive seeks to protect and improve the quality of water.</p> <p class="normal">For more information, see:</p> <ul class="disc"> <li> <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html">The EU Water Framework Directive — integrated river basin management for Europe</a> (European Commission). </li> </ul> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> KEY TERMS </h2> <div id="keyterm_E0001"><span class="bold">Surface water:</span> All inland water except groundwater, transitional or coastal waters.</div> <div id="keyterm_E0002"><span class="bold">Groundwater:</span> All water below the surface of the ground.</div> <div id="keyterm_E0003"><span class="bold">Inland water:</span> All standing or flowing water on the land’s surface.</div> <div id="keyterm_E0004"><span class="bold">Transitional waters:</span> Waters near river mouths, which are partly saline but contain substantial flows of freshwater.</div> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> MAIN DOCUMENT </h2> <p class="normal">Directive <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32000L0060">2000/60/EC</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, pp. 1–73).</p> <p class="normal">Successive amendments to Directive 2000/60/EC have been incorporated in to the original document. This <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:02000L0060-20141120">consolidated version</a> is of documentary value only.</p> <h2 class="ti-chapter"> RELATED DOCUMENTS </h2> <p class="normal">Directive <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32006L0118">2006/118/EC</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, pp. 19–31).</p> <p class="normal">See <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:02006L0118-20140711">consolidated version</a>.</p> <p class="normal">Directive <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32007L0060">2007/60/EC</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks (OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, pp. 27–34).</p> <p class="normal">Directive <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32008L0105">2008/105/EC</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, pp. 84–97).</p> <p class="normal">See <a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:02008L0105-20130913">consolidated version</a>.</p> <p class="normal">Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A blueprint to safeguard Europe’s water resources (<a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:52012DC0673">COM(2012) 673 final</a>, 14.11.2012).</p> <p class="normal">Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — The Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive: actions towards the ‘good status’ of EU water and to reduce flood risks (<a href="./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:52015DC0120">COM(2015) 120 final</a>, 9.3.2015).</p> <p class="lastmod">last update 09.09.2021</p></div> <a href="#document1">Top<i class="fa fa-angle-right" aria-hidden="true"> </i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { popUpWidget("./../../../", "en", "800"); popUpWidgetAccessible("./../../../", "EN"); }) </script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { setTimeout(function () { loadDocState("LSU","PP"); }, 0); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="ecl-site-footer"> <div class="ecl-container ecl-site-footer__container ecl-site-footer__container-override"> <div class="ecl-site-footer__row"> <div class="ecl-site-footer__column"> <div class="ecl-site-footer__section ecl-site-footer__section--site-info"> <a href="./../../../homepage.html" > <picture class="ecl-picture ecl-site-footer__picture" 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