Drinking Water

Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that regular monitoring of the quality of drinking water is implemented to check that the water available to consumers meets the Directive requirements, and particularly the parametric values settled. Samples of drinking water shall be taken so that they are representative of its quality throughout the…

The Article 12 of the DWD is setting down rules for the “minimum requirements for treatment chemicals and filter media that come into contact with water intended for human consumption”. Member states shall organize processes and procedures to guarantee that the water quality is not affected by the materials in contact to. For this reason,…

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…