What changed between the adopted text of 23 Oct 2018 and the adopted text of 28 Mar 2019

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: On the basis of the information gathered under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall take measures that they consider necessary and appropriate to ensure access to water intended for human consumption for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

Added:Article 5

Removed:Amendments 173, 199 and 209

Added:Quality standards

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Added:1. Member States shall set values applicable to water intended for human consumption for the parameters set out in Annex I, which shall not be less stringent than the values set out therein. [Am. 55]

Removed:Amendment: 2a. Where obligations laid down in this Article are incumbent on local public authorities under national law, Member States shall ensure that such authorities have the means and resources to ensure access to water intended for human consumption and that any measures in that regard are proportionate to the capacities and size of the distribution network concerned.

Added:1a. The values set pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not be less stringent than those set out in Parts A, B and Ba of Annex I. As regards the parameters set out in Part Ba of Annex I, the values shall be set only for monitoring purposes and for the sake of ensuring that the requirements set out in Article 12 are met. [Am. 56]

Removed:Amendments 174, 200 and 210

Added:2. A Member State shall set values for additional parameters not included in Annex I where the protection of human health within its national territory or part of it so requires. The values set shall, as a minimum, satisfy the requirements of Article 4(1)(a).

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Added:The Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the treatment agents, the materials, and the disinfection procedures used for disinfection purposes in water supply systems do not adversely affect the quality of water intended for human consumption. Any contamination of water intended for human consumption from the use of such agents, materials and procedures shall be minimised without, however, compromising the effectiveness of the disinfection. [Am. 57]

Removed:Amendment: 2b. Taking into account the data collected under the provisions set out in point (a) of Article 15(1), the Commission shall collaborate with Member States and the European Investment Bank to support municipalities in the Union which lack the necessary capital in order to enable them to access technical assistance, available Union funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, particularly for the purpose of maintaining and renewing water infrastructure in order to ensure the provision of high quality water, and to extend water and sanitation services to vulnerable and marginalised population groups.

Added:Article 6

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that adequate, up-to-date and accessible information on water intended for human consumption is available, online or in other user-friendly ways, to all persons supplied, in accordance with Annex IV, while complying with applicable data protection rules.

Added:Point of compliance

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: Member States shall ensure that all persons supplied receive regularly and at least once a year, and in the most appropriate and easily accessible form (for instance on their invoice or by smart applications) as determined by the competent authorities, the following information:

Added:The parametric values set in accordance with Article 5 for the parameters listed in Annex I, parts A, and B and C, shall be complied with: [Am. 58]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part: (a) where costs are recovered through a tariff system, information on the tariff charged per cubic metre of water intended for human consumption, including the distribution of fixed and variable costs;

Added:(a) in the case of water supplied from a distribution network, at the point, within premises or an establishment, at which it emerges from the taps that are normally used for human consumption;

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i: deleted

Added:(b) in the case of water supplied from a tanker, at the point at which it emerges from the tanker;

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii: deleted

Added:(c) in the case of spring waters water intended for human consumption put into bottles or containers, at the point at which the water is put into the bottles or containers.; [Am. 59]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii: deleted

Added:(ca) in the case of water used in a food business where water is supplied by a water supplier, at the point of delivery in the food business. [Am. 60]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv: deleted

Added:1a. In the case of water covered by point (a) of paragraph 1, Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled their obligations under this Article, where it can be established that non-compliance with the parameters provided for in Article 5 is caused by a private distribution system or the maintenance thereof, except as regards priority premises. [Am. 61]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) information on the quality of water intended for human consumption, including the indicator parameters;

Added:Article 7

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b: (b) where the costs are recovered through a tariff system, the price of the supply of water intended for human consumption per cubic metre, and the price invoiced per litre; where the costs are not recovered through a tariff system, the total annual costs borne by the water system to ensure compliance with this Directive, accompanied by contextual and relevant information on how water intended for human consumption is supplied to the area;

Added:Risk-based approach to water safety

Change 2

Changed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 –1. pointMember bStates ashall (new):ensure (ba)that the supply, treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption;consumption is subject to a risk-based approach, composed of the following elements:

Change 3

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c: (c) the volume consumed by the household, at least per year or per billing period, together with yearly trends of household consumption, if technically feasible and only if this information is available to the water supplier;

Added:(a) a hazard assessment of bodies of water or parts of bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption, carried out by Member States in accordance with Article 8; [Am. 62]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d: (d) comparisons of the yearly water consumption of the household with an average consumption for a household, when applicable in accordance with point (c);

Added:(b) a supply risk assessment carried out by the water suppliers in each water supply system for the purposes of safeguarding and monitoring the quality of the water they supply, in accordance with Article 9 and Annex II, part C; [Am. 63]

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: Member States shall set out a clear division of responsibilities with regard to the provision of information under the first subparagraph between water suppliers, stakeholders and competent local bodies. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 supplementing this Directive by specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided under the first subparagraph.

Added:(c) a domestic distribution risk assessment, in accordance with Article 10.

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d: (d) set up, and update annually thereafter, a data set containing information on drinking water incidents that have caused potential risk to human health, regardless of whether any failure to meet the parametric values occurred, that lasted for more than 10 consecutive days and that affected at least 1 000 people, including the causes of those incidents and remedial actions taken in accordance with Article 12.

Added:1a. Member States may adapt the implementation of the risk-based approach, without compromising the objective of this Directive concerning the quality of water intended for human consumption and the health of consumers, when there are particular constraints due to geographical circumstances such as remoteness or accessibility of water supply zone. [Am. 64]

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1: 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 supplementing this Directive by specifying the format of, and modalities to present, the information to be provided in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3, including detailed requirements regarding the indicators, the Union-wide overview maps and the Member State overview reports referred to in paragraph 3.

Added:1b. Member States shall ensure a clear and appropriate distribution of responsibilities between stakeholders, as defined by the Member States, for the application of the risk-based approach with regard to the bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption and domestic distribution systems. Such distribution of responsibilities shall be tailored to their institutional and legal framework. [Am. 65]

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2: deleted

Added:2. Hazard assessments shall be carried out by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed every 3 years, taking account of the requirement, provided for in Article 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC, for Member States to identify bodies of water, and updated where necessary. [Am. 66]

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) provisions related to access to water set out in Article 13 and the share of the population without access to water;

Added:3. Supply risk assessments shall be carried out by very large water suppliers and large water suppliers by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], and by small water suppliers by [6 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed at regular intervals of no longer than 6 years, and updated where necessary. [Am. 67]

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) provisions concerning the information to be provided to the public under Article 14 and Annex IV, including a user friendly overview at Union level of the information listed in point 7 of Annex IV.

Added:3a. Pursuant to Articles 8 and 9 of this Directive, Member States shall take the necessary corrective measures under the programmes of measures and river basin management plans provided for in Articles 11 and 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC respectively. [Am. 68]

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The Commission shall, no later than ... [five years after the final deadline for transposition of this Directive] — and afterwards where appropriate — submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the potential threat to sources of water intended for human consumption from microplastics, medicines and, if necessary, other newly occurring pollutants and on the appropriate associated potential health risks. The Commission is empowered to adopt, if necessary, delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 in order to supplement this Directive by establishing maximum levels for microplastics, medicinal products and other newly occurring pollutants in water intended for human consumption.

Added:4. Domestic distribution risk assessments in the premises referred to in Article 10(1) shall be carried out by [3 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. They shall be reviewed every 3 years, and updated where necessary. [Am. 69]

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. By ... [five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall review whether Article 10a has led to a sufficient level of harmonisation of hygienic requirements on materials and products in contact with water intended for human consumption and, if necessary, take further appropriate measures.

Added:Article 8

Removed:Article 23 – paragraph 2: 2. Derogations granted by Member States in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 98/83/EC that are still applicable by [end-date for transposition of this Directive] shall remain applicable until the end of their duration.

Added:Hazard assessment, monitoring and management of bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption [Am. 70]

Removed:Amendments 138 and 180

Added:1. Without prejudice to Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4 to 8, Member States shall, in cooperation with their competent water authorities, ensure that a hazard assessment is performed covering the bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption that provide more than 10 m3 a day as an average. The hazard assessment shall include the following elements: [Am. 71]

Removed:Annex II – part B – point 1 – paragraph 1: Escherichia coli (E. coli) and enterococci are considered 'core parameters' and may not be subject to a supply risk assessment in accordance with part C of this Annex. They shall always be monitored at the frequencies set out in Table 1 of point 2.

Added:(a) identification of and geo-references for all abstraction points in the bodies or parts of bodies of water covered by the hazard assessment. Given that the data referred to in this point are potentially sensitive, in particular in the context of public health protection, the Member States shall ensure that such data are protected and communicated only to the relevant authorities; [Am. 72]

Removed:a: all samples are to be taken during times when the risk of treatment breakthrough of enteric pathogens is high.