Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2017/0332(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Quality of water intended for human consumption – Implementation of the EU water legislation (debate)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Drinking water plays a fundamental role in the European Union's ongoing efforts to strengthen the protection of human health and the environment against endocrine disrupting chemicals; whereas the regulation of endocrine disrupting compounds in this directive constitutes a promissing step towards the updated EU strategy on endocrine disruptors, which the European Commission is obliged to deliver without any further delay.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) In order to deliver the strongest protection for public health, Member States should ensure a clear and balanced distribution of responsibilities for the application of the risk-based approach in line with their national institutional and legal framework.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Directive 98/83/EC did not set out reporting obligations for small water suppliers. To remedy this, and to address the need for implementation and compliance information, a new system should be introduced, whereby Member States are required to set up, keep up-to- date and make accessible to the Commission and the European Environmental Agency data sets containing only relevant data, such as exceedances of parametric values and incidents of a certain significance. This shouldExemptions from these obligations should be possible for very small water suppliers, so as to ensure that the administrative burden on all entities remains as limited as possible. To ensure the appropriate infrastructure for public access, reporting and data-sharing between public authorities, Member States should base the data specifications on Directive 2007/2/EC and its implementing acts.
Amendment 272 #
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 people.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) water from ground water sources supplying less than 50 m3 per day or serving less than 250 people, provided that the competent authority has prior documented knowledge of the relevant parameters and without prejudice to their obligations in Article 4.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) very small water suppliers as defined in Article 2, may be exempted from points a, b, c of this paragraph, provided that the competent authority has prior and up to date documented knowledge of the relevant parameters therein. This exemption shall be reviewed by the competent authority at least every 6 years and updated where necessary.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Very small water suppliers as defined in Article 2, may be exempted from paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the competent authority has prior and up to date documented knowledge of the relevant parameters in question. Such exemptions shall be reviewed by the competent authority at least avery 6 years and updated where necessary.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall, whilst taking into account the local and regional perspectives and circumstances for water distribution, take all necessary measures to improve access for all to water intended for human consumption and promote its use on their territory. This shall include all of the following measures:
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting up and maintaining outdoors and indoors equipment for free access to water intended for human consumption in public spaces, where doing so proves technically feasible, cost effective and proportionate in relation to the need of such measures;
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate and up-to-date information on water intended for human consumption is available online, or in equally user- friendly ways, to all persons supplied, in accordance with Annex IV.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the volume consumed by the household, at least per year or per billing period, together with yearly trends of consumption, if technically feasible, cost efficient and proportionate to potential water savings;
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) comparisons of the yearly water consumption of the household with an average consumption for a household in the same category, when applicable in accordance with point (c);
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – row 26
Annex I – part B – table – row 26
Nonylphenol 0,310 μg/l
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following information shall be accessible to consumers on-line in aor in equally user- friendly and customized ways:
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) For very small water suppliers, as defined in Article 2, Member States may grant exemptions for the frequency of this monitoring, provided that the competent authority has prior and up to date documented knowledge of the parameters in Annex I, parts A and B, which is available to the public. These exemptions shall be reviewed by the competent authority at least every 3 years and updated where necessary, in which case the competent authority shall provide a clear and comprehensive motivation for the reasons for the exemption.