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The Directive is intended to protect human health by laying down healthiness and purity requirements which must be met by drinking water within the Community (see water quality). Articles 1 and 2 make clear the goal is wholesome and clean water as ‘intended for human consumption’, for instance in drinking, cooking, and for food.
The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) of 23 October 2000 concerning water resources management; The Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) of 16 December 2020 concerning the quality of water intended for human consumption (codifying 98/83/EC amendments). EU member states have enacted national legislation in accordance with these directives.
Water resources are abundant in Ireland, with 82% of drinking water supplies in Ireland sourced from surface water (i.e. rivers and lakes) and 18% coming from groundwater – 10.5% from groundwater and 7.6% from springs. This high dependence on surface water is above the EU average. [17]
Directive 98/27/EC on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests, repealed by Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests. [6] Directive on alternative consumer dispute resolution, Directive 2013/11/ΕU, issued on 21 May 2013. [7]
Clean Water Act (Ontario) Contaminant candidate list; D. Directive (EU) 2020/2184; Drinking Water Protection Zone; Drinking water quality legislation of the United ...
In Europe, this includes the European Drinking Water Directive [1] and in the United States, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes standards as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. China adopted its own drinking water standard GB3838-2002 (Type II) enacted by Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2002. [2]
Drinking Water Directive 2020; Directive 1999/74/EC; ... Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive; W. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive;
Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay, and is handled differently by countries across the world. [2]Water fluoridation is considered very common in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Chile and Australia where over 50% of the population drinks fluoridated water.