12 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 116 #
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. IAccount must be taken here of the many and increasing number of bottled-water supply companies that are tapping into both underground and overground water-supply sources, and who - further - are direct contributors to the huge and increasing plastic-bottle volumes and their attendant environmental problems. Beyond that, and in particular, climate change and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising from urban development and agriculture.
Amendment 125 #
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 and more effective and efficient reuse of treated 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 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) A particular problem in many areas is the age and poor condition of the treated-water distribution infrastructure, leading to huge loss of that treated water and the attendant waste of the finance invested in that treatment; an upgrading of all such pipe infrastructure should thus be a priority.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, and subject to occasional and unannounced tests by the competent authority, 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, 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 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring and the obligation to carry out specified key risk management tasks, including but not limited to the monitoring and timely repair of leakage from the distribution system, for the safe reuse of treated urban waste water in the context of integrated water management.
Amendment 225 #
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 particular 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 efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11a. ‘distribution system’ means the pipe network necessary to carry the treated water from the treatment plant to the individual end-user;
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of producing and supplying reclaimed water, and subject to occasional and unannounced spot-checks by the competent authority, risk management shall be undertaken by the reclamation plant operator in consultation with the following actors:
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. AWhile it is preferable that such supply should be left largely in the ownership and control of public authorities, any supply of reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I, shall be subject to a permit.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The permit shall be reviewed regularly and at least every fivthree years and, if necessary, modified.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Directives 2003/4/EC and 2007/2/EC, Member States shall ensure that adequate, freely-available, and up-to-date information on reuse of water is available online to the public. That information shall include the following:
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that natural or legal persons or their associations, organisations or groups, in accordance with national legislation or practice, have access to a review procedure before a court of law or another independent and impartial body established by law, such court or independent body to be ultimately subject to the European Court of Justice, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, actions or omissions related to the implementation of Articles 4 to 8, when one of the following conditions is fulfilled: