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 EU Groundwater Directive
This directive aims to protect groundwater from pollution and quality deterioration. It contains clear and explicit provisions on the assessment of good status, the identification and, where necessary, reversal of significantly and persistently growing negative trends, as well as standards to prevent and/or restrict the discharge of dangerous substances and pollutants into groundwater.  [more...]



 EU continues its Focus on Water
The EU compensates for shortcomings in the Water Framework Directive with directive proposals for quality targets and a Groundwater Directive proposal, while granting Nitrates Directive derogations  [more...]



 EU Groundwater Directive: Compulsory or Free Style?
Water issues at EU level are currently covered by the following directives: the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, the Drinking Water Directive, the Nitrates Directive, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), and the Groundwater Directive (GWD).  [more...]



 Water Use Mirrored by EU Legislation
The Water Framework Directive is the first comprehensive general concept for European water protection. The European water policy of the past 25 years was marked by a muddle of 30 individual directives and ordinances on detailed issues of water protection and associated problems and measures, which have become extremely involved.  [more...]



 Breakthrough in Water Policy
The coming into effect of the Water Framework Directive on December 22, 2000, proves the EU’s determination in water protection. After more than three years and partly intense discussion, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have settled on the final text of the Water Framework Directive. With this corpus of legislation, the EU signals its far-reaching reorientation of its water and water body conservation policy, with sustainable water use having top priority.   [more...]



 Integrated River Basin Management for Europe
On 23 October 2000, the "Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council established a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy" or short the EU Water Framework Directive (or even shorter the WFD) was finally adopted.   [more...]



 Austrian NGOs create new platform
The reason for the creation of the "Platform for Environment and Development" in September 2001, is the follow-up conference of the world summit for environment and development "Rio + 10", which will take place in September 2002 in Johannesburg.   [more...]




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