What Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration requires
This Directive establishes specific measures under Article 17(1) and (2) of Directive 2000/60/EC to prevent and control groundwater pollution. It includes criteria for assessing good groundwater chemical status using Annex I quality standards (nitrates 50 mg/l; active substances in pesticides 0.1 micrograms per litre individually and 0.5 micrograms per litre total) and threshold values set by Member States under Article 3 and Annex II for pollutants like arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, ammonium, chloride, sulphate, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and conductivity. Member States must establish threshold values by 22 December 2008 and publish them in river basin management plans. Article 4 sets out a procedure for assessing chemical status: a body is of good status if monitoring shows compliance with Annex V conditions or if standards are not exceeded, or if exceedances are investigated per Annex III and show no significant environmental risk. Article 5 requires identification of significant and sustained upward trends in bodies at risk and definition of starting points for trend reversals (when concentration reaches 75% of standards or threshold values, with exceptions). Article 6 mandates measures to prevent inputs of hazardous substances and limit inputs of non-hazardous pollutants, with exemptions allowed under strict conditions, provided efficient monitoring is in place. The Directive also has transitional arrangements between 16 January 2009 and 22 December 2013, and technical adaptations may be made via regulatory procedure with scrutiny. The Commission must review Annexes I and II by 16 January 2013 and every six years thereafter, and Member States must transpose by 16 January 2009.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: European Commission (DG ENV) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32006L0118
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- Directive 2006/118/EC 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, p. 19 - Article 1: Purpose, establishing criteria for good chemical status and trend identification.
- Directive 2006/118/EC - Article 3 and Annex II: Criteria for assessing groundwater chemical status and guidelines for establishing threshold values by Member States.
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