24 Amendments of Tiemo WÖLKEN related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 212 #
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, for the safe reuse of treated urban waste water for agricultural irrigation in the context of integrated water management. In addition, this Regulation contributes to achievement of the goals laid down in Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 98/83/EC, Directive 2013/39/EU, Directive 92/43/EC and Directive 91/271/EEC. Water reuse in drinking water catchments shall not be authorised.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. ‘reuse’ means upgrading urban waste water through appropriate treatment with a view to making it fit for agricultural irrigation;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. ‘reclaimused water’ means urban waste water that has been treated in compliance with the requirements set out in Directive 91/271/EEC andtreated water which results from further treatment in a treclamationatment plant;
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘treclamationatment plant’ means an urban waste water treatment plant or other plant that further treats urban waste water complying with the requirements set out in 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 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
7a. ‘point of compliance’ means the point of water supply to an end-user.
Amendment 312 #
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 risk management shall be undertaken by the reclamation plant operator and end-user in each area of responsibility in consultation with the following actors:
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The reclamation plant operator, in agreement with the end-user and in consultation with the above actors, shall draw-up a Water Reuse Risk Management Plan based on the key risk management tasks set out in Annex II. The Water Reuse Risk Management Plan shall propose any additional requirements to those specified in Annex I necessary to further mitigate any risks, and shall, inter alia, identify hazards, risks and appropriate preventive measures.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) Details of reclaimed waste water supplied by the operator to the end-user, including information regarding: supply period, quantity of water supplied, quality targets, crops, intended irrigation quantities, reclaimed waste water transport and storage where applicable and irrigation type, place and area (coordinates).
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) an assessment of the need for water reuse and an analysis of the costs, risks and benefits thereof where an application is entered, compared to possible alternatives;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of how the end-user will ensure that water quality, as defined in Section 2 of Annex I, is not adversely affected by transport or storage;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) a description of how the end-user will comply with the additional requirements proposed in the risk management plan;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) An analysis of how precautions on the part of the operator and end-user will ensure compliance with EU and national statutory soil and groundwater protection requirements, including confirmation that possible reclaimed waste water nutrient content is taken into account in the overall nutritional balance;
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c d (new)
(cd) a contingency plan for dealing with operating defects or failures or non- compliance with limit values;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall decide within 3 months from the receipt of the complete applicatassess the application with appropriate scientific backup and decide within an appropriate periond as referred to in point (a) of Article 6(3) whether to grant or refuse the permit. Where the competent authority needs more time due to the complexity of the application, it shall, as soon as possible, inform the applicant thereof, indicate the expected date of granting the permit and provide reasons for the extension.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) If these conditions are not already included in the risk management plan referred to in Article 5, the competent authority shall update the plan without delay and stipulate additional conditions.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where evidence emerges of adverse health or environmental effects attributable to water reuse, the competent authority may amend or revoke the authorisation requirements accordingly.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The water should undergo a third stage of purification to avoid air, soil and water contamination and human health hazards from substances such as metals, pharmaceuticals, viruses or microplastics, which may still be present in the waste water after the second treatment stage. The reclaimed water will be considered compliant with the requirements set out in Table 2 if the measurements meet all of the following criteria:
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 2
Validation monitoring has to be performed by an accredited laboratory before the water reclamation plant is put into operation, when equipment is upgraded, and when new equipment or processes are added or at any time when a new permit is granted or an existing permit is modified.
Amendment 441 #
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
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 5
Annex I – part 2 – point 2.1 – point b – paragraph 5
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Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the presence of microplastics and medicinal products;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex II – point 8 – paragraph 1
Ensure that environmental monitoring systems are in place that will detect any negative effects of the water reuse, as well as ensure that feedback from the monitoring is provided and that all processes and procedures are appropriately validated and documented. These include: (a) Soil monitoring every five years to establish whether - a harmful substances have accumulated to a significant degree in the soil. In the absence of such data, relevant precautionary values should be predicated and adhered to (subject to permissible margins). (b) Annual groundwater monitoring after the end of the summer growing season, based on representative inflow and outflow samples, to establish whether - any groundwater deterioration has occurred - there is any evidence of increasing groundwater contamination by pollutants and nutrients attributable to water reuse.