In this chapter you can find:

EU policy on groundwater protection

• Current legislative framework
• Commission Report on the establishment of groundwater threshold values
• Commission Staff Working Document on the establishment of groundwater threshold values
• Brochure on groundwater protection in Europe
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• History of EU groundwater legislation

About groundwater deterioration risks

Background on the development of the new Directive on protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration

• The Commission proposal
• Some words on the negotiation process
• Key documents

Scientific and technical support to the groundwater legislative framework

• The CIS working group on groundwater
• Supporting research activities
• Links to international associations and programmes