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Mr President, I warmly welcome this proposed directive, the intention of which is to ensure that groundwater quality is monitored and evaluated across Europe in a harmonised way. It sets out an inherently flexible approach to establishing quality criteria, taking account of local characteristics and allowing for further improvements.
I welcome the measures established in the directive, which lays down mandatory criteria for assessing the chemical status of groundwater and for identifying trends in the pollution of groundwater bodies, while also introducing measures for protecting groundwater from indirect pollution.
I agree with the rapporteur that the directive should be made more ambitious and effective. In many parts of the European Union and Ireland where there are no rivers or lakes, or these are polluted, groundwater is often the only source of fresh water. We are fortunate in my country to have fresh water resources, and must ensure that future generations have access to the same quality and supply of that water.
As we develop, pressure on that resource has increased and will continue to do so. Groundwater is a resource that we need to protect because once it is polluted it cannot be used for many years. This generation – or any other for that matter – has no right to destroy or deplete such a rare and precious resource."@en1
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