28 Amendments of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union’s ability to respond to the increasing pressure on water resources could be enhanced by wider reuse of treated waste water, increasing its availability in terms of quality and quantity, limiting extraction from water bodies and groundwater, reducing the impact of discharges on water bodies receiving them and promoting water savings through the multiple use of urban waste water. Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 mentions the reuse of water as one of the supplementary measures Member States may choose to apply to achieve the Directive’s objectives of good qualitative and quantitative water status for surface waters and groundwaters. Council Directive 91/271/EEC16 requires that treated waste water be reused whenever appropriate. __________________ 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “A Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources”17 pointed to water reuse for irrigation or industrial purposes as an alternative water supply option requiring Union attention. __________________ 17the need to create an instrument to regulate standards at Union level for water reuse, to remove the barriers to a widespread use of such an alternative water supply option that can help to reduce water scarcity and lessen the vulnerability of supply systems. __________________ 17 COM (2012) 673 COM (2012) 673
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Parliament resolution of 9 October2008 on addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union1a recalls that a demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources and takes the view that the Union should adopt a holistic approach when managing water resources, combining measures of demand management, measures to optimise existing resources within the water cycle, and measures to create new resources, and that the approach needs to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations. __________________ 1a 2008/2074(INI) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA- 2008- 0473+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language= EN
Amendment 166 #
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 at the point of compliance, which will be the delivery point 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, consisting of the 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 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to encourage confidence in water reuse, information should be provided to the public. Making available of information on water reuse should allow for increased transparency and traceability and could also be of particular interest to other relevant authorities for whom the specific water reuse has implications. In order to encourage water reuse, Member States should ensure the development of communication strategies that are specific, active and adapted to the different actors, to ensure that they are all aware of the urban water cycle, the need to reuse water and its benefits, thereby promoting stakeholder acceptance and involvement.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down minimum requirements for reclaimed water quality and monitoring and the obligation to carry out specified key risk management tasks, for the safe reuse of treated urban waste water in the context of integrated water management.
Amendment 221 #
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 and the resulting pressure on water resources in a coordinated way throughout the Union, thus also contributing to the transition to a circular economy, ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the Union and the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Food business operators may obtain the water quality required to comply with Regulation 852/2004 using at a subsequent stage several water treatments options alone or in combination with other non-treatment options in order to obtain the performance targets for reclaimed water laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex Iquality requirements for agricultural irrigation.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘end-user’ means a natural or legal person or a public or private entity who uses reclaimed water; for its intended use.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. ‘treated waste water’ means urban waste water that has been treated in compliance with the requirements set out in Directive 91/271/EEC.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
4b. ‘point of delivery of treated waste water’ means the place where treated waste water according to the quality requirements in Directive 91/271 is delivered for reclamation.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. ‘reclaimed water’ means urban waste water that has been treated in compliance with the requirements set out in Directive 91/271/EEC and which results from further treatment in a reclamation plant that makes its quality suitable for the use it is intended for;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
5a. ‘point of delivery of reclaimed water’ means the place where the reclamation facility operator delivers the reclaimed water to a user, with water quality conditions based on the intended use as outlined in this provision. The point of delivery of the reclaimed water is the point of compliance for the reclamation facility operator.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘reclamation plantfacility’ means an urban waste water treatment plant or other plant that further treats urban waste water complying with the requirements set out inpreviously treated according to Directive 91/271/EEC, in order to produce water that is fit for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I to this Regulation;.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
7a. ‘place of use’ means the area or facility where the reclaimed water supplied is used.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Reclamation plant operators shall ensure that reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I, shall, at the outlet of the reclamation plant (point of compliance), comply with the following:
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operator of the urban waste water treatment plant(s) supplying a reclamation plant with watertreated waste water according to the quality requirements in Directive 91/271/EEC, if different from the reclamation plant operator;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) end-user(s);
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall decide within 36 and 18 months from the receipt of the complete application as referred to in point (a) of Article 6(3) whether to grant the permit. Where the competent authority needs more time due to the complexity of the application, it shall inform the applicant thereof, indicate the expected date of granting the permit and provide reasons for the extension.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. If an incident affecting compliance with the permit’s conditions occurs, the reclamation plant operator shall immediately inform the competent authority and the end-user(s) which may be potentially affected, and communicate to the competent authority the information necessary for assessing the impacts of such an incident.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure the development of communication strategies that are specific, active and adapted to the different parties, to promote stakeholders acceptance and involvement in water reuse.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set up and publish by … [threfive years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and update every 6 years thereafter, a data set containing information on the outcome of the compliance check performed in accordance with Article 8(1) and other information to be made available online to the public in accordance with Article 10;
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, by … [threfive years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from ... [onthree years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 3
Validation monitoring shall be performed for the most stringent reclaimed water quality class, Class A, to assess that the performance targets (log10 reduction) are complied with. Validation monitoring entails the monitoring of the indicator microorganisms associated to each group of pathogens (bacteria, virus and protozoa). The indicator microorganisms selected are E. coli for pathogenic bacteria, F-specific coliphages, somatic coliphages or coliphages for pathogenic viruses, and Clostridium perfringens spores or spore- forming sulfate-reducing bacteria for protozoa. Performance targets (log10 reduction) for the validation monitoring for the selected indicator microorganisms are set out in Table 4 and shall be met at the outlet of the reclamation plant (point of compliance), considering the concentrations of the raw waste water effluent entering the urban waste water treatment plant.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 7
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 7
Methods of analysis for monitoring shall be validated and documented by the operator in accordance with EN ISO/IEC- 17025 or other national or international standards which ensure an equivalent quality.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
i. confirmation of the nature of the hazards, including, where relevant, the dose-response relationship in collaboration with health authorities;