25 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2018/0169(COD)
Amendment 13 #
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, unpredictable weather patterns and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising from urban development and agriculture.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) The environment impact and the energy required to extract and transport fresh water is significant;
Amendment 41 #
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. 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, while allowing Member States to go further and have higher standards. 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 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Risk management should comprise identifying and managing risks in a proactive way and incorporate the concept of producing reclaimed water of a quality required for particular uses. The risk assessment should be based on key risk management tasks and should identify any additional water quality requirements necessary to ensure sufficient protection of the environment, human and animal health in particular concerning the use treated waste water on agricultural land used for food production .
Amendment 73 #
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. To reduce these risks use of treated waste water on agricultural land for food production should be of a high standard standard.
Amendment 121 #
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, unpredictable weather patterns and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising from urban development and agriculture.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Parliament resolution of 9 October 2008 on addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union1a recalls that a demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources and takes the view that the Union should adopt a holistic approach when managing water resources, combining measures of demand management, measures to optimise existing resources within the water cycle, and measures to create new resources, and that the approach needs to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations. __________________ 1a 2008/2074 (INI)
Amendment 138 #
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 to have a lower environmental impact than other alternative water supply methods, such as water transfers or desalination, but such reuse only occurs to a limited extent in the Union. This appears to be partly due to the significant cost of reclaimed water projects and 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 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part 1 – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
— food crops consumed raw, meaning crops which are intended for human consumption by livestock to be eaten raw or unprocessed;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex I – part 1 – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— processed food crops, meaning crops which are intended for human consumption by livestock not to be eaten raw but after a treatment process (i.e. cooked, industrially processed);
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Risk management should comprise identifying and managing risks in a proactive way and incorporate the concept of producing reclaimed water of a quality required for particular uses. The risk assessment should be based on key risk management tasks and should identify any additional water quality requirements necessary to ensure sufficient protection of the environment, human and animal health. Risk management should be a responsibility shared among all the parties involved in a water reuse project; the distribution of these responsibilities and the role of each of the parties involved should be clearly specified.
Amendment 201 #
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 plantfacility operator to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance. The operators of reclamation plantfacilities should immediately suspend any supply of the reclaimed water when non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) With a view to developing and promoting the reuse of treated waste water as much as possible, the European Union must support research and development in this area through the Horizon Europe programme in order to bring about a significant improvement in the reliability of properly reclaimed water and in viable use methods.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) This Regulation seeks to encourage the sustainable use of water. With that aim in view, the Commission should undertake to use Union programmes, including the LIFE Programme, to support local initiatives involving the reuse of properly treated waste water.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This Regulation shall seek to encourage users of large quantities of water to develop sustainable, water use practices which save water, and to make possible the deployment of water use solutions which serve to address climate- change issues.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘reclamation plant’ meansfacility’ means a part of an urban waste water treatment plant or other plantfacility that further treats urban waste water previously treated according to and complying with the requirements set out in Directive 91/271/EEC in order to produce reclaimed water that is fit for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I to this Regulation;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Obligations of reclamation plant operatoand responsibilities of reclamation facility operators and users as regards water quality
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Reclamation plantfacility operators shall ensure that reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I, shall, at the outlet of the reclamation plant (point of compliance), comply with the following:
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure compliance with the requirements and conditions referred to in paragraph 1, the reclamation plantfacility operator shall monitor water quality in accordance with the following:
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a description of how the reclamation plantfacility operator will comply with the minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring set out in section 2 of Annex I;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a description of how the reclamation plantfacility operator will comply with the additional requirements proposed in the Water Reuse Risk Management Plan.
Amendment 368 #
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 application as referred to in point (a) of Article 6(3) whether to grant the permits. Where the competent authority needs more time due to the complexity of the application, it shall inform the applicant thereof, indicate the expected date of granting the permit and provide reasons for the extension.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The permits shall be reviewed regularly and at least every five years and, if necessary, modified.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 8 – paragraph 2
Annex II – point 8 – paragraph 2
It is recommended that the reclamation plantfacility operator set up and maintain a quality management system certified under ISO 9001 or equivalent.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 9 a (new)
Annex II – point 9 a (new)
9a. Ensure the establishment of coordination mechanisms amongst different actors to guarantee the safe production and use of reclaimed water and the success of the water reuse project.