The Drinking Water Directive sets quality standards for drinking water and requires that Member States ensure monitoring and compliance with these standards.

The plans aim to increase citizens’ confidence in the water supply and increase the use of tap water for drinking, which could contribute to reducing plastic usage and litter.

If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter. Plastic bottles are one of the most common single use plastic items found on European beaches. With the update of the Drinking Water Directive, the Commission takes an important legislative step towards implementing the EU Plastics Strategy presented on 16 January 2018.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/water-quality-8th-parliamentary-term_9403_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Water quality

EE 2019 - 2019 European Elections campaign photo toolkit - Water fountain Illustration

Water facility storage

Water pumping station

Control panels in water pumping station

Belgium countryside river. Water stream meandering through wooded glade.

Conference - Financing EU Water Projects

Children playing amid fountains.

Water fountain Illustration

EP Water Group Water and Regional Development

Water fountain

INTERGROUP WATER

This stockshot shows external views of the the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg during Summer. The building of the European Parliament is located at the intersection of the River Ill and the Marne-Rhine Canal.

European Parliament Stockshots 9th Parliamentary Term: Strasbourg - EP buildings river views during summer

This infoclip illustrates the water way, from waste water coming from dishes, getting into sewers and water treatment by the Brussels North Aquiris water treatment plant. And its return to the cycle of rivers and streams.

Infoclip: Wastewater treatment

This infoclip illustrates shots of tap drinking water and mineral bottled water.

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