5 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The water resources of the Union are increasingly coming under pressure, leading to water scarcity and quality deterioration. In particular, climate change and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising from urban development andespecially in urban and rural areas, as well as in agriculture.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, reclamation plant operators should be primarily responsible for the quality of reclaimed water. For the purposes of compliance with the minimum requirements and any additional conditions, set by the competent authority, reclamation plant operators should monitor the quality of reclaimed water. It is therefore appropriate to establish the minimum requirements for monitoring, which should be proportionate and not overly burdensome, consisting of the monthly frequencies of the routine monitoring and the timing and performance targets for validation monitoring. Certain requirements for routine monitoring are specified in accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to encourage confidence in water reuse, information should be provided to the publicthe public to take an interest in reusing water, the public should be provided with access to information. Making available of information on water reuse should allow for increased transparency and traceabilitpublic scrutiny and could also be of particular interest to other relevant authorities for whom the specific water reuse has implications.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of this Regulation is to guarantee that reclaimed water is safe for its intended use, thereby ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, addressing water scarcity associated with the increasing occurrence of droughts and the resulting pressure on water resources in a coordinated way throughout the Union, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 3
Annex I – table 3