Tag: environmental quality standards
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VDI Drinking Water Hygiene Day
With the “Drinking Water Hygiene Day” on 1 December 2025, VDI – The Association of German Engineers sets an important thematic anchor for raising awareness of clean drinking water. At first glance, drinking water in Germany is something we take for granted – clean, fresh and available at all times. Its quality is strictly regulated…
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Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface waters and groundwater and corresponding regulatory standards. This agreement updates environmental quality standards for a number of pollutants and adds new ones, aligning EU water policy with the…