15 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2017/0332(COD)
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Where scientific knowledge is not sufficient to determine either the human health risk of a substance present in water intended for human consumption, or a permissible value for the presence of that substance, the substance should be placed on a watch list, on the basis of the precautionary principle, until there are clearer scientific data. One example are endocrine disrupting substances for which there is currently no evidence for risks to health from drinking water according to the WHO’s analysis of recent scientific data. However, in the light of certain endocrine disruptors’ potential risk, it is warranted to place them on a watch list. Accordingly, Member States ought to monitor these emerging parameters separately.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The risk-based approach should gradually be applied by all water suppliers, including small water suppliers, as the evaluation of Directive 98/83/EC showed deficiencies in its implementation by those suppliers, which were sometimes due to the cost of performing unnecessary monitoring operations. When applying the risk-based approach, security concerns should be taken into account.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The 7th Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’90 , requires that the public have access to clear environmental information at national level. Directive 98/83/EC only provided for passive access to information, meaning that Member States merely had to ensure that information was available. Those provisions should therefore be replaced to ensure that up-to-date information is easily accessible, for instance on a website whose link should be actively distributed. The up- to-date information should not only includeon results from the monitoring programmes, but also additional information that the public may find useful, such as information on indicators (iron, hardness, minerals, etc.), which often influence consumers' perception of tap water. To that end, the indicator parameters of Directive 98/83/EC that did not provide health-related information should be replaced by on-line information on those parameters should include information on parameter values listed in Annex I, Part Ba that the public may find particularly useful since they often influence consumers' perception of tap water. For very large water suppliers, additional information on, inrelated to water qualia, energy efficiency, management, governance, cost structure, andty on, inter alia, treatment applied, should also be available on-line. It is assumed that better consumer knowledge and improved transparency will contribute to increasing citizens' confidence in the water supplied to them. This in turn is expected to lead to increased use of tap water as drinking water, thereby contributing to reduced plastic litter and greenhouse gas emissions, and a positive impact on climate change mitigation and the environment as a whole. _________________ 90 Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171).
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For the same reasons, and in order to make consumers more aware of the implications of water consumption, they should also receive information (for instance on their invoice or by smart applications)in an easily accessible manner on the volume consumed, the cost structure of the tariff charged by the water supplier, including the distribution of variable and fixed costs, as well as on the price per litre of water intended for human consumption, thereby allowing a comparison with the price of bottled water.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. all water used in food production companies for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption, unless the competent national authorities are satisfied with a food operators demonstration that the water quality cannot affect the hygiene of the end food products, in line with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3 a. "very small water supplier" shall mean a water supplier supplying less than 50 m3 per day or serving less than 250 supply units.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Water from small ground water sources (supplying less than 50 m3 per day or serving less than 250 supply units), provided that the competent authority has prior documented knowledge of the relevant parameters and without prejudice to their obligations in Article 4, may be exempted from Article 8(1) (a)-(c) and adjust the monitoring frequency stated in Article 9.1. The exemptions shall be reviewed by the competent authority at least every 6 years, and updated where necessary.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the supply, treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption is subject to a risk-based approach, composed of thewith a clear and appropriate division of responsibilities with regard to its following elements:
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Supply risk assessments shall be carried out by very large water suppliers and large water suppliers by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], and by small water suppliers by [6water suppliers by [5 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed at regular intervals of no longer than 6 years, and updated where necessary.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4 to 8, Member States shall ensure that their competent water authorities perform a hazard assessment is performed covering the bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption that provide more than 10 m3 a day as an average. The hazard assessment shall include the following elements:
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act according to Article 19 in order to supplement this directive by adopting a methodology to measure microplastics listed in the watch list set out in Annex Ia. The delegated act should be adopted no later than [1 year after entry into force of this directive].
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that all persons supplied receive regularly and at least once a year, and in the most appropriate form (for instance on their invoicand easily accessible for by smart applications)m without having to request it, the following information:
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) information on the cost structure of the tariff charged per cubic metre of water intended for human consumption, including the distribution of fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to the following elements:;
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 6
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) advice to consumers including on how to reducuse water consumpresponsibly according to local conditions;