38 Amendments of Marina MESURE related to 2022/0344(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The legislative report 2014/2239(INI) underlined that in the EU, more than 1 million people still lacked access to a safe and clean drinking water supply and nearly 2 % of the population lacks access to sanitation. In line with resolution 64/292 of the United Nations General Assembly that recognises ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights’ and resolution 7/22 of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Member States should ensure the effectiveness of the right to clean water and sanitation. Improving the quality of both surface water and groundwater participates to the enjoyment of clean drinking water to the population. Proper access to justice is a way, among others, to ensure full effectivity to the aforementioned rights. Report 2021/2187(INI) also reaffirms European Parliament position in favour of treating water resource as a common good through public management and public property.
Amendment 40 #
(1 b) Report 2021/2187(INI) of the European Parliament reaffirms the external dimension of the implementation of the human right to clean water and sanitation. Improving the quality of groundwater and surface water should also be a guiding principle in EU external action. Considering that water basins also extend beyond EU external border, ensuring the effective implementation of the water quality directives also participates to improving the access to clean water in third countries.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1 c) Due to geographical and socioeconomic factors, some populations are more vulnerable to water pollution. The development of both legal and illegal mining combined with the strong attachment of indigenous population to their land exposes certain populations and biodiversity to a greater risk. In this regard, attention must be directed to the quality of water specifically, but not exclusively, in French Guiana and Sapmi.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Reports 2021/2187(INI) and 2014/2239(INI) of the European Parliament state that water should be treated as a common good and therefore that its management should be carried out by public bodies in order to ensure that preservation of ecosystems and universal access to a clean water are favoured over economic considerations.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) It is necessary to provide sufficient financial and human resources to inspection and control services of the Member States in order to achieve the goals set by the Directive.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Water pollution is mainly caused by the release of pharmaceuticals in wastewater, industrial waste and agricultural waste. We must ensure a synergy between all pieces of European legislation to prevent pollution at the source by introducing more ambitious obligations in order to prevent pollution at the source.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) Authorities have a distinct responsibility in the implementation of the Directive. They must continue to play an active role in reducing pollution at source by banning the use of listed substances, promoting new agricultural practices and strengthening inspection services in industrial and agricultural environments.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) In addition to the cost on biodiversity and water treatment systems, water pollution is also a large burden on the public health system. Tackling this issue by implementing lower thresholds of substances concentration and addressing pollution at its source is also an efficient way to contribute to sound public finances. The cost of sanitation of water is unevenly shared and should rely more on polluters rather than taxpayers. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alone cause health-related costs of 2.8–4.6 billion EUR for the Nordic countries and 52–84 billion EUR for all EEA countries.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) Water pollution poses a risk not only to biodiversity and to the people living in the vicinity of contaminated water, but also to workers exposed to concentration levels of toxic substances that are hazardous, especially, but not exclusively, in the sanitation and agricultural sectors. On 10 June 2022, the 110th ILO International Labour Conference, the right to a safe and healthy working environment was added to the list of universally recognised fundamental rights at work. Member States should increase the frequency of work inspections, taking into account the exposure of workers to toxic substances in water. It is imperative to go well beyond the minimum objective of one inspector for every 10.000 workers set by of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which, however, many Member States still do not meet.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Protection of groundwater ecosystems and geoheritage should not be neglected by this Directive. Caves and karst areas are important and vulnerable ecosystems and unique geological sites that need protection. In karst areas, caves offer natural access to groundwater systems, which is of great importance for the water supply of populations. Karst aquifers are the most vulnerable to contamination and transport pollutants like pesticides or microplastics large distances through complex flowpaths with effectively no filtration. Therefore, specific thresholds for groundwater protection need to be implemented after a review of the European Commission.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) Member States not only have a duty to measure, to the best of their capacity, the chemical status of groundwater and surface water, but also to take all reasonable steps to prevent pollution of water. To ensure the effectiveness of this Directive, further preventive measures should be taken. These measures include further control of industrial and agricultural practices and banning of certain substances. The polluter pays principle should contribute to the sharing of the cost of measurements and prevention methods between public and private actors.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22 b) The better distribution of costs resulting from the application of the polluter pays principle should enable public authorities to harmonize their methods of sampling to better guarantee the right to health. As stated in Article 12 of the International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to health is recognised as an international human right. The Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union also guarantees the right to health as Article 168 ensures a high level of health protection.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Given that groundwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to stressors than many other freshwater ecosystems, the difficulty associated with remediation of contaminated groundwaters and the importance of groundwater as a drinking water source, a precautionary approach should be applied when setting groundwater threshold values, to protect groundwater ecosystems, human health and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. With regard to this, as well as the recommendations from the EMA guidance document EMA/CVMP/ERA/103555/2015, a factor 10 (lower) thresholds should be applied for groundwater compared to surface water.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) The Commission should update, on a regular basis, the list of environmental priority substances and the watch list according to scientific and technological findings regarding economic sectors that are expected to grow in order to achieve energetic transition and that present high risks of water pollution. The updating should be allowed to occur outside of the general updating cycles, to ensure a continuous improvement of water quality assessment.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 30 a)
Article 2 – point 30 a)
(30a) ‘Priority hazardous substances’ means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate or being endocrine disrupters or substances identified as PMT/vPvM or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment and for which measures have to be taken in accordance with [ref to measures to phase out PHS within 20 years from their listing].
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the available individual monitoring data collected in accordance with point 1.3.4 and 2.4.3 of Annex V and the resulting status in accordance with Annex V are made available to the public and to the European Environment Agency (EEA) at least once a year electronically in a machine-readable format in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*, Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. For those purposes, Member States shall use the formats established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2006/118/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (ba) (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (ba) (new)
(b a) criteria for assessing the good ecological status of groundwater.
Amendment 198 #
ECHA shall prepare scientific reports to assist the Commission in selecting the substances and indicators for the watch list, taking into account the following information:
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
(e) information on production volumes, use patterns, intrinsic properties (including mobility in soils and, where relevant, particle size), concentrations in the environment and adverse effects to human health and the aquatic environment of a particular substance or group of substances, including information gathered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council***, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council****, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council*****, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council******, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council******* and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council******** including guidance collected from the application, such as the European Medicines Agency Guideline on the assessment of environmental and health risks of veterinary medicinal products on groundwater (EMA/CVMP/ERA/103555/2015 of 30 April 2018 ), ;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point f
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point f
(f) research projects and scientific publications, including information on the impact of material and thermal contaminants on groundwater ecosystems and groundwater-dependent ecosystems and their biodiversity, on trends and predictions based on modelling or other predictive assessments and data and information from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 5a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 5a (new)
5 a. Member States shall evaluate every two years the impact on water quality of the economic development of industries related to the energetic transition, such as the mining sector, and inform the Commission on newly identified threats to update the watch list accordingly. The evaluation shall be easily accessible to the public.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6 aa (new)
Article 6 aa (new)
(6 a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 6aa. Groundwater may be abstracted for thermal use only if it does not adversely affect an existing groundwater ecosystem as a result of the abstraction and after re- injection. Competent authorities shall also take all necessary measures to progressively minimize anthropogenic inputs of heat, cold or contaminated surface water into groundwater in order to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems and of other aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems where these ecosystems, their biodiversity and their uses depend on the body of groundwater concerned. The measures required for this purpose shall be included in the program of measures pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2000/60/EC. The EU Commission shall, not later than [first day of the month 24 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive]. submit criteria to improve the protection of groundwater ecosystems to the European Parliament and the Council."
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. By [two years after the entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall establish technical guidance on methods for monitoring and assessing thermal and biological impacts on groundwater to ensure the protection of groundwater ecosystems, as well as other aquatic ecosystems that depend on the body of groundwater concerned.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
(10 a) A new Article 10 a is inserted: ‘Article10 Specific substances and thresholds applicable to caves and karst areas Before ... [two years after the entry into force of this directive], the Commission shall propose a revision of the directive to include a new annex, covering the chemical status of caves and karst areas with a specific list of substances and thresholds.’
Amendment 246 #
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
2008/105/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8b – paragraph 5a (new)
Article 8b – paragraph 5a (new)
5 a. Member States shall evaluate the impact on water quality of the economic development of industries related to the energetic transition, such as the mining sector, and inform the Commission on newly identified threats to update the watchlist.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex I – paragraph 1a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1a (new)
If a particular groundwater body, in particular a groundwater body in the ecological network of special areas of conservation under Council Directive 92/43/EEC, is likely to result in groundwater quality standards, that the environmental objectives laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC for associated surface waters cannot be achieved, or that significant deterioration in the ecological or chemical quality of those bodies of water or significant damage to groundwater ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on the body of groundwater concerned could occur, more stringent threshold values shall be established in accordance with Article 3 of and Annex II to this Directive. The programs and measures required in relation to such threshold values shall also apply to the activities falling within the scope of Directive 91/676/EEC.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex II – Part B – point 4 (new)
Annex II – Part B – point 4 (new)
2 a. The following item 4 is inserted: "4. other indicators relevant to the quality of groundwater and to the better protection of groundwater ecosystems Temperature Biology Surface water input."
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) [Entr Name of Category of CAS number EU number (2) Quality Standard (3) y] No substance substances (1) [µg/l unless otherwise indicated] 3a PFAS - total Industrial not not applicable (7a) substances applicable ______________________ (7a) The quality standard will be set by the Commission by delegated act. Or. en JustificationIt’s imperative to establish a quality standard for all PFAS, as emphasized in the drinking water directive. This necessitates including PFAS total in Annex 1. The Commission must determine the actual quality standard through a delegated act.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex I – table – row 9
Annex I – table – row 9
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a Directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 62
Annex I – table – row 62
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Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a Directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 72 a new
Annex I – table – row 72 a new
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Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a Directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 72 b new
Annex I – table – row 72 b new
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a Directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – table – row 72 c new
Annex I – table – row 72 c new
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