87 Amendments of Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ related to 2017/0332(COD)
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the conclusion of tThe European citizens' initiative on the right to water (Right2Water)71 , a Union-wide public consultation was launched ancalled (a) for EU institutions and Member States to be obliged to ensure that all inhabitants enjoy the right to water and sanitation, (b) for supply and the management of water resources not to be subject to internal market rules and that water services be excluded from liberalisation; and (c) for the EU to increase its efforts to achieve universal access to water and sanitation´. As part of a disappointing response to this ECI, the European Commission launched a Union-wide public consultation and performed a Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) Evaluation of Directive 98/83/EC was performed72 . It became apparent from that exercise that certain provisions of Directive 98/83/EC needed to be updated. Four areas were identifiedDespite the clear calls from the ECI, the Commission decided to focus on only four areas as offering scope for improvement, namely the list of quality-based parametric values, the limited reliance on a risk-based approach, the imprecise provisions on consumer information, and the disparities between approval systems for materials in contact with water intended for human consumption. In addition,Central to the European citizens' initiative on the right to water identified as a distinct problem the factwas the enshrining of the human right to water in Union legislation, and as such acknowledging that parts of the population, especially marginalised groups, hasve no access to water intended for human consumption, which is also a commitment under Sustainable Development Goal 6 of UN Agenda 2030. A final issue identified is the general lack of awareness of water leakages, which are driven by underinvestment in maintenance and renewal of the water infrastructure, as also pointed out in the European Court of Auditors' Special Report on water infrastructure73 . _________________ 71 COM(2014) 177 final 72 SWD(2016) 428 final 73 Special report of the European Court of Auditors SR 12/2017: "Implementing the Drinking Water Directive: water quality and access to it improved in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, but investment needs remains substantial".
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The Union recognises access to drinking water, in a sufficient quantity and of a sufficient quality, as a basic human right, and declare it essential that national governments uphold this right;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe conducted a detailed review of the list of parameters and parametric values laid down in Directive 98/83/EC in order to establish whether there is a need to adapt it in light of technical and scientific progress. In view of the results of that review74 , enteric pathogens and Legionella should be controlled, and six chemical parameters or parameter groups should be added, and three representative endocrine disrupting compounds should be considered with precautionary ben. The WHO recommendations, whichm ark values. For three of the new parameters, parametric values that are more stringent than the ones proposed by the WHO, yet still feasible, should be laid down in light of the precautionary principlee based on the most up-to-date scientific data and evidence at international level, should be followed and the parametric values adjusted accordingly. For lead, the WHO noted that concentrations should be as low as reasonably practical, and for chromium, the value remains under WHO review; therefore, for both parameters, a transitional period of ten years should apply before the values become more stringent. _________________ 74 Drinking Water Parameter Cooperation Project of the WHO Regional Office for Europe "Support to the revision of Annex I Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive) Recommendation", 11 September 2017..
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The WHO also recommended that three parametric values be made less stringent and five parameters be removed from the list. Nevertheless, those changes are not considered necessary as the risk- based approach introduced by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/178775 allows water suppliers to remove a parameter from the list to be monitored under certain coThose parametric values and parameters had been set in previous revisions, on the basis of the precautionary principle, in the absence of sufficient scientific data and evidence. Those shortcomings having been rectified as a result of analytical advances and improved scientific knowledge, the parametric values and parameters concerned ought to be adjusted on the basis of the WHO recommendiations. Treatment techniques to meet those parametric values are already in place. _________________ 75 Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 of 6 October 2015 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC, which are based on the scientific state of the art. Additional parameters or more stringent parametric values would generate additional costs for water suppliers, in terms of investment in infrastructure and treatment, which would have an impact on the qualityprice of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 6)for consumers. That runs counter to the objective affordable access to water for all.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Where scientific knowledge is not sufficient to determine the human health risk, or absence thereof, of a substance present in water intended for human consumption, or the permissible value for the presence of that substance, it should be placed on a watchlist, on the basis of the precautionary principle, until there are clearer scientific data. Endocrine disrupting substances in water intended for human consumption are a case in point: as scientific knowledge currently stands, they pose no potential risk to human health, but, in the light of their potential risk to the environment, it is warranted to place them on a watchlist. Accordingly, Member States ought to monitor these emerging parameters separately.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6 b) Indicator parameters have no direct public health impact. However, they are important indicators of how water production and distribution facilities are functioning and of water quality. They can identify water treatment deficiencies and should therefore be monitored by Member States.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Preventive safety planning and risk- based elements were only considered to a limited extent in Directive 98/83/EC. The first elements of a risk-based approach were already introduced in 2015 with Directive (EU) 2015/1787, which amended Directive 98/83/EC so as to allow Member States to derogate from the monitoring programmes they have established, provided credible risk assessments are performed, which may be based on the WHO’s Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality76 . Those Guidelines, laying down the so-called "Water Safety Plan" approach, together with standard EN 15975-2 concerning security of drinking water supply, are internationally recognised principles on which the production, distribution, monitoring and analysis of parameters in water intended for human consumption are based. They should be maintained in this Directive. To ensure that those principles are not limited to monitoring aspects, to focus time and resources on risks that matter and on cost- effective source measures, and to avoid analyses and efforts on non-relevant issues, it is appropriate to introduce a complete risk-based approach, throughout the supply chain, from the abstraction area to distribution until the tap. That approach should be based on the knowledge gained and actions carried out under Directive 2000/60/EC and should more effectively factor in the impact of climate change on water resources. A risk-based approach should consist of three components: first, an assessment by the Member State of the hazardrisks associated with the abstraction area ("hazardrisk assessment"), in line with the WHO’s Guidelines and Water Safety Plan Manual77 ; second, a possibility for the water supplier to adapt monitoring to the main risks ("supply risk assessment"); and third, an assessment by the Member State of the possible risks stemming from the domesticinternal distribution systems, with special focus on priority premises (e.g. Legionella or lead) ("domesticinternal distribution risk assessment"). Those assessments should be regularly reviewed, inter alia, in response to threats from climate-related extreme weather events, known changes of human activity in the abstraction area or in response to source-related incidents. The risk-based approach ensures a continuous exchange of information between competent authorities, stakeholders responsible for pollution or risks of pollution and water suppliers. _________________ 76 Guidelines for drinking water quality, Fourth Edition, World Health Organisation, 2011 http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_healt h/publications/2011/dwq_guidelines/en/ind ex.html 77 Water Safety Plan Manual: step-by-step risk management for drinking water suppliers, World Health Organisation, 2009, http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/75 141/1/9789241562638_eng.pdf
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The hazardrisk assessment should be geared towards reducing the level of treatment required for the production of water intended for human consumption, for instance by reducing the pressures causing the pollution of water bodies used for abstraction of water intended for human consumption. To that end, Member States should identify hazardsrisk and possible pollution sources associated with those water bodies and monitor pollutants which they identify as relevant, for instance because of the hazardsrisk identified (e.g. microplastics, nitrates, pesticides or pharmaceuticals identified under Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council78 ), because of their natural presence in the abstraction area (e.g. arsenic), or because of information from the water suppliers (e.g. sudden increase of a specific parameter in raw water). TIn accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC, those parameters should be used as markers that trigger action by competent authorities to reduce the pressure on the water bodies, such as prevention or mitigating measures (including research to understand impacts on health where necessary), to protect those water bodies and address the pollution source, in cooperation with water suppliers and stakeholders. Where a Member States finds, via the risk assessment, that a parameter is not present in a given abstraction area (for instance because that substance never occurs in groundwater or surface waters), then the Member State should inform the relevant water suppliers and may allow them to decrease the monitoring frequency for that parameter, or remove that parameter from the list of parameters to be monitored, without carrying out a supply risk assessment. _________________ 78 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).
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As regards the hazardrisk assessment, Directive 2000/60/EC requires Member States to identify water bodies used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption, monitor them, and take the necessary measures to avoid deterioration in their quality in order to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of water that is fit for human consumption. To avoid any duplication of obligations, Member States should, when carrying out the hazardrisk assessment, make use of the monitoring carried out under Articles 7 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Annex V to that Directive and of the measures included in their programmes of measures pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The parametric values used to assess the quality of water intended for human consumption are to be complied with at the point where water intended for human consumption is made available to the appropriate user. However, the quality of water intended for human consumption can be influenced by the domesticinternal distribution system. The WHO notes that, in the Union, Legionella causes the highest health burden of all waterborne pathogens, in particular Legionella pneumophilia, which accounts for most cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Union. It is transmitted by warm water systems through inhalation, for instance during showering. It is therefore clearly linked to the domestic distribution system. Since imposing a unilateral obligation to monitor all private and public premises for this pathogen would lead to unreasonably high costs, a domestic distribution risk assessment is therefore more suited to address this issue. In addition, the potential risks stemming from products and materials in contact with water intended for human consumption should also be considered in the domestic distribution risk assessment. The domestic distribution risk assessment should therefore include, inter alia, focusing monitoring on priority premises, assessing the risks stemming from the domestic distribution system and related products and materials, and verifying the performance of construction products in contact with water intended for human consumption on the basis of their declaration of performance in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council79 . The information referred to in Articles 31 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council80 is also to be supplied together with the declaration of performance. On the basis of this assessment, Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure, inter alia, that appropriate control and management measures (e.g. in case of outbreaks) are in place, in line with the guidance of the WHO81 , and that the migration from construction products does not endanger human health. However, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, where these measures would imply limits to the free movement of products and materials in the Union, these limits need to be duly justified and strictly proportionate, and not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States. _________________ 79 Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5). 80 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 81 "Legionella and the prevention of Legionellosis", World Health Organisation, 2007, http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_healt h/emerging/legionella.pdf
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its reply to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Right2Water’ in 201483 , invited Member States to ensure access to a minimum water supply for all citizens, in accordance with the WHO recommendations. It also committed to continue to "improve access to safe drinking water […] for the whole population through environmental policies"84 . This is in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all". The concept of equitable access covers a wide array of aspects such as availability (due for instance to geographic reasons, lack of infrastructure or the specific situation of certain parts of the populations), quality, acceptability, or financial affordability. Concerning affordability of water, it is important to recall that, whenithout prejudice to Article 9(4), if setting water tariffs in accordance with the principle of recovery of costs set out in Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States may have regard to the variation in the economic and social conditions of the population and may therefore adopt social tariffs or take measures safeguarding populations at a socio-economic disadvantage. This Directive deals, in particular, with the aspects of access to water which are related to quality and availability. To address those aspects, as part of the reply to the European citizens' initiative and to contribute to the implementation of Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights85 that states that "everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water", Member States should be required to tackle the issue of access to water at national level whilst enjoying some discretion as to the exact type of measures to be implemented. This can be done through actions aimed, inter alia, at improving access to water intended for human consumption for all, for instance with freely accessible fountains in cities, and promoting its use by encouraging the free provision of water intended for human consumption in public buildings and restaurants. _________________ 83 84COM(2014)177 final COM(2014)177 final 84 COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. 85 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09) of 17 November 2017 (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10).
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Whereas the European Parliament adopted resolution of 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water (2014/2239(INI));
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18 b) The Commission proposal indeed includes a substantive amendment by way of Article 13 on access to water intended for human consumption, which, for the internal logic of the text, requires that the objective is changed due to the departure from the previous objective concerning solely the quality of such water for human consumption; whereas the Commission has chosen this Directive to be the appropriate place to respond to the European Citizen's Initiative Right2Water which demanded, inter alia, that access to water be enshrined in EU legislation as a human right;
Amendment 218 #
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 include 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. For very large water suppliers, additional information on, inter alia, energy efficiency, management, governance, cost structure, and 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, thereby contributing to reduced plastic usage and 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 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The principles to be considered in the setting of water tariffsfor Member States choosing to set water tariffs, without prejudice to Article 9 paragraph 4, namely recovery of costs for water services and polluter pays, are set out in Directive 2000/60/EC. However, the financial sustainability of the provision of water services is not always ensured, sometimes leading to under-investment in the maintenance of water infrastructure. With the improvement of monitoring techniques, leakage rates – mainly due to such under- investment – have become increasingly apparent and reduction of water losses should be encouraged at Union level to improve the efficiency of water infrastructure. In line with the principle of subsidiarity, that issue should be addressed by increasing transparency and consumer information on leakage rates and energy efficiency.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to adapt this Directive to scientific and technical progress or to specify monitoring requirements for the purposes of the hazard and domestic distribution risk assessments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for a period of no longer than five years to amend Annexes I to IV to this Directive. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. In addition, the empowerment laid down in Annex I, part C, Note 10, of Directive 98/83/EC, to set monitoring frequencies and monitoring methods for radioactive substances has become obsolete due to the adoption of Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom96 and should therefore be deleted. The empowerment laid down in the second subparagraph of part A of Annex III to Directive 98/83/EC concerning amendments of the Directive is no longer necessary and should be deleted. _________________ 96 Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom of 22 October 2013 laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (OJ L 296, 7.11.2013, p. 12).
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure uniform conditions for thThe Commission should be iemplementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adopowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance to Article 19 for the harmonisation of the format of, and modalities to present, the information on water intended for human consumption to be provided to all persons supplied, as well as for the adoption of the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided by Member States and compiled by the European Environmental Agency on the implementation of this Directive. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council97 . _________________ 97 European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption and the access to such water.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of this Directive shall be to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and at the same time, ensuring universal and affordable access to such water for all in the Union.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. 'priority premises' shall mean large premises with many users potentially exposed to water-related risks, such as hospitals, healthcare institutions, buildings with a lodging facility, penal institutions and campgrounds, as identified by Member States.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8 a. 'contaminants of emerging concern' shall mean chemical, physical or biological contaminants that have no regulatory standard, have been recently discovered in natural streams because of improved analytical chemistry detection levels, and potentially have deleterious effects on aquatic life, human health, or ecosystems.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to their obligations under other Union provisions, and considering the universal human right to water, Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean, as well as accessible to all within the Union. For the purposes of the minimum requirements of this Directive, water intended for human consumption shall be wholesome and clean if it meets all the following conditions :
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The values set in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be less stringent than those set out in Annex I. As regards the parameters set out in Annex I, Part C, the values need be fixed only for monitoring purposes and for the fulfilment of the obligations imposed in Article 12.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The values set in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be less stringent than those set out in Annex I. As regards the parameters set out in Annex I, Part C, the values need be fixed only for monitoring purposes and for the fulfilment of the obligations imposed in Article 12.
Amendment 351 #
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 [6 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 384 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) mitigating measures, which are considered necessary on the basis of the monitoring carried out under paragraph 1(d), in order to identify and address the pollution source, when prevention measures are considered not viable or effective enough to address the pollution source in a timely manner.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that water suppliers perform a supply risk assessment in accordance with Annex II, part C providing for the possibility to adjust the monitoring frequency for any parameter listed in Annex I, parts A and B that are not core parameters according to part B of Annex II, depending on their occurrence in the raw water.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall automatically considconsider whether any failure to meet the minimum requirements for parametric values set out in Annex I, parts A and B, aconstitutes a potential danger to human health and shall take measures accordingly.
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. In the cases described in paragraphs 2 and 3, where the non-compliance is considered by the competent authorities or other relevant bodies as a potential danger to human health, Member States shall as soon as possible take all of the following measures:
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) notify all affected consumers of the potential danger to human health and its cause, of the exceedance of a parametric value and of the remedial actions taken, which may includinge prohibition, and restriction or other action;
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities or other relevant bodies shall decide what action under paragraph 34 shall be taken, bearing in mind the risks to human health which would be caused by an interruption of the supply or a restriction in the use of water intended for human consumption.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. WGiven that economic and physical access to safe, clean and affordable drinking water is recognised as a human right, Member States shall, without prejudice to Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improvensure access for all to water intended for human consumption and promote its use on their territory. This shall include, inter alia, all of the following measures:
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identifying people without access to water intended for human consumption and reasons for lack of access (such as belonging to a vulnerable and marginalised group, or being at risk of poverty or social exclusion), assessing possibilities and taking actions to improve access for those people and informconsulting them about possibilities of on how they can be connected or reconnectinged to the distribution network or about alternative means to have access to such water;
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) setting up and maintaining sufficient outdoors and indoors equipment to allow for free access for all to water intended for human consumption in public spaces;
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) banning water disconnections by water suppliers to households;
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) promoting tap water intended for human consumption by:
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the high quality of such watertap water, as well as providing an adequate legal framework for such campaigns, so they can be carried out without infringing national competition law;
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) encouraging the free provision of such water in administrations and public buildings, as well as discouraging the use of bottled water in such administrations;
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) encouragsuring the free provision of such water to all, regardless of whether they are a client, in restaurants, canteens, and catering services.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of the information gathered under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure access to water intended for human consumption for vulnerable and marginalised groups, and populations at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In case those groups do not have access to water intended for human consumption, Member States shall immediately inform them of the quality of the water they are using and of any action that can be takeshall take action to avoid adverse effects on human health resulting from any contamination of that water.
Amendment 574 #
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 to all persons supplied, in accordance with Annex IV.
Amendment 578 #
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 invoice or by smart applications) without having to request it, the following informationhave access to the following information in the most appropriate form, as determined by national competent authorities:
Amendment 591 #
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) where costs are recovered through a tariff system, information on the cost structure of the tariff charged per cubic metre of water intended for human consumption, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to the following elements:
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) measures taken by Member States and water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(5);
Amendment 608 #
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) measures taken pursuant to Article 13, in case such measures have been taken by water suppliers;
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Where costs are not recovered through a tariff system, information related to the elements referred to in point (a) shall be available to all persons in a format determined by national competent authorities.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Where costs are recovered through a tariff system, the price of water intended for human consumption supplied per litre and cubic metre;
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) where costs are not recovered through a tariff system, the total annual costs borne by the water system to ensure compliance with this Directive, accompanied by contextual information on how water is supplied to the area;
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) measures taken to ensure water efficiency and to ensure the long-term availability of water resources;
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) measures taken to guarantee the long-term maintenance of water infrastructures and to ensure long-term availability of water in the context of climate change;
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided under the first subparagraph. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2)19.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to support the Member States in implementing this Article, the Commission shall establish, in cooperation with the Member States, a Union Water Poverty Observatory, with the aim of promoting the development of common indicators to assess physical and economic access to water, of providing a user-friendly and open-access resource that will promote public engagement on the issue of water poverty, of disseminating information and good practice to ensure access to water for all, of facilitating knowledge sharing among stakeholders, as well as of supporting informed decision making at local, national and Union level.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3, including detailed requirements regarding the indicators, the Union-wide overview maps and the Member State overview reports referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The implementingdelegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2)19.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 amending Annexes I to IV part D of Annex II and Annex III where necessary, to adapt them to scientific and technical progress or to specify monitoring requirements for the purposes, including as regards contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), or to specify monitoring requirements. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 supplementing Annex I Part B ofn the hazard and domestic distribution risk assessments pursuant to Article 8(1)(d) and Article 10(1)(bendocrine disruptive substances (Bisphenol A, B-estradiol and nonylphenol) with the sampling frequencies obligation for those substances, no later than one year after the entry into force of the Directive. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 adding substances to the part X (indicative parameters) of Annex I where necessary, to adapt them to scientific and technical progress, including the contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 14(2), 15(4) and 18(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminatrenewable period of timefive years from [date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part A – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex III – part A – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TO BE PROVIDED ONLINE
Amendment 760 #
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 a user- friendly and customized way:
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) the most recent monitoring results for parameters listed in Annex I, parts A and B, including frequency and location of sampling points, relevant to the area of interest to the person supplied, together with the parametric value set in accordance with Article 5. The monitoring results must not be older than: one year;
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point g
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point g
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point h
(h) HTotal hardness ºdh;
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 12
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 12
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 13
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i – indent 13
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) for very large water suppliers, annual information in the form determined by the national competent authorities on:
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) full information on management and governance of the water supplier, including the composition of the board;
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
(d) where costs are recovered through a tariffing system, information on the cost structure of the tariff charged to consumers per cubic meter of water, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to energy use per cubic meter of delivered water and financial costs, measures taken by water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(4), treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption, waste water collection and treatment, and costs related to measures for the purposes of Article 13, where such measures have been taken by water suppliers, measures taken to promote water efficiency and to ensure the long term availability of water resources;
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
(e) the amount of investment considered necessary by the supplier to ensure the financial sustainability of the provision of water services (including maintenance of infrastructure), how this amount is determined (methodology and decision-making process determining the investment priorities) and the amount of investment actually received or recouped;