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"Mr President, if we consider how much water is used to grow organic tomatoes in a Spanish greenhouse and that, especially in agriculture in the southern Member States of the EU, an awful lot of water leaks away as a result of ageing pipes, it seems a little odd that the Commission should be taking action against Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden for wasting water. According to the Water Framework Directive, after all, industry, hydropower plants and farmers, too, must have their water consumption examined. Given that fruit and vegetables thrive better in the sunny south than in the rainy north, discussing indirectly imported water in conjunction with the proposals makes little sense.
The consequences of legislating into being a rigorous water saving policy also need to be thought through, as such a policy would result not only in drainpipes getting blocked up and decaying, but also in the spread of microbes in the water pipes. Of course it makes sense to start with the major consumers of water – namely, industry and agriculture – as, ultimately, that is where the biggest potential savings are to be found."@en1
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