11 Amendments of Philippe LOISEAU related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 12 #
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. In particular, climate change and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising in particular from urban development, poor infrastructure management, network leaks, industry and agriculture.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Reuse of appropriately treated waste water, for example from urban waste water treatment plants or industrial installations, is considered, according to the latest scientific knowledge on the subject, to have a lower environmental impact than other alternative water supply methods, such as water transfers or desalination, but. However, such reuse only occurs to a limited extent in the Union. This appears to be partly due to the lack of common Union environmental or health standards for water reuse, and, as regards in particular agricultural products, the potential obstacles to the free movement of such products irrigated with reclaimed water.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Health standards in relation to food hygiene for agricultural products irrigated with reclaimed water can be achieved only if quality requirements for reclaimed water destined for agricultural irrigation do not differ significantly in Member States. These requirements should be reflected in tests on reclaimed water which cover all currently known substances. Harmonisation of requirements will also contribute to the efficient functioning of the internal market in relation to such products. It is therefore appropriate to introduce minimum harmonisation by setting minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring. Those minimum requirements should consist of minimum parameters for reclaimed water and other stricter or additional quality requirements imposed, if necessary, by competent authorities together with any relevant preventive measures. In order to identify stricter or additional requirements for water quality, the reclamation plant operators should perform key risk management tasks. The parameters are based on the technical report of the Commission Joint Research Center and reflect the international standards on water reuse.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The adherence to minimum requirements for water reuse should help support the achievement of the Ssustainable Ddevelopment Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Goal 6, to ensuregoals, in particular the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all as well as a substantial increase in recycling and safe reuse of water globally. Furthermore, this Regulation seeks to ensure the application of Article 37 on environmental protection of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, reclamation plant operators shouldmust 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 national authority, reclamation plant operators shouldmust 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 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Competent authorities should verify compliance of the reclaimed water with the conditions set out in the permit. In cases of non-compliance, they should require the reclamation plant operator to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance. The operators of reclamation plants should immediately suspend any supply of the reclaimed water when non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the protection of environment and human health, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of this Regulation is to guarantee, on the basis of current scientific knowledge, 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 efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) farmers using reclaimed water for irrigation;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent national authority shall verify compliance of the reclaimed water with the conditions set out in the permit, at the point of compliance. The compliance check shall be performed using the following means:
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health, the reclamation plant operator shall immediately suspend any further supply of the reclaimed water until the competent authority determines that compliance has been restored.