Drinking Water

As mentioned in previous communications, risk analysis and assessment is an extremely important aspect, aligned with the latest management methodologies, introduced in the Drinking Water Directive and that shall be fully incorporate into local legislation. Four articles are specified in setting rules for the risk assessment: articles 7, 8, 9 and 10, this gives an…

The Drinking Water Directive (DWD) sets a number or rules addressed to the Member States. As consequence of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) any member state has two years of time to implement the directives contents into its own regulation. At the time of writing this communication some Member States…

Directives issued by the EU Parliament are laws that must be transposed into the regulation of each Member State. Each Member State has two years to incorporate the contents of the Directive into its own regulation system. The Directives contain minimum requirements that must be met, and each Member State has the right to add…

Safe and high-quality drinking water is essential for public health and well-being and is an important asset for the economy. Each European citizen uses (on average) 156 Liters of freshwater per day, and although it is not a commercial product like any other, water is important from an economic perspective. A good supply is essential…