Les objectifs de la directive cadre sur l'eau : les nouveaux aspects pour la gestion des eaux souterraines

The targets of the water frame directive: new aspects for groundwater management

Commission européenne, direction générale "environnement", Bruxelles - Helmut Bloch, chef du secteur " protection des eaux ", Commission européenne, direction générale " environnement ", rue de la Loi 200, BU-9 03/158, B-1049 Bruxelles

Auteurs de correspondance : env-water@cec.eu.int europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water

Abstract

European citizens are increasingly demanding clean water, clean water for drinking but also clean surface waters and groundwaters as part of their heritage to be protected. The Water Framework Directive, published in December 2000, presents a range of new aspects:

- coherent protection of all waters in Europe, surface waters and groundwaters

- ambitious objectives for groundwaters in terms of quality as well as quantity. Given these challenges, administrations of Member States and the Commission have agreed on a Common Implementation Strategy for the directive, involving all interested parties.