Groundwater Directive

The daughter directive 2006/118/EC of 12th December 2006 concerns the protection of groundwater from both a quantitative and a qualitative standpoint. It aims to establish criteria for evaluating good groundwater chemical status. Good status is established using Community quality standards (for nitrates, pesticides and biocides) and by identifying pollutants and their threshold values which are typically found in so-called “at-risk” bodies of groundwater.