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Our Briefing Note demonstrates the impact of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent, very mobile (vPvM) substances on water services and calls for ambitious regulatory measures to restrict their use. EurEau supports the Council’s call for an action plan to phase out PFAS, some of which are PMT/vPvP substances.

The water sector has made great strides in becoming more energy-friendly. There are, nevertheless, limits to these improvements. Principle factors include local configurations and finding the right balance between environmental objectives, economical feasibility and water services affordability.

Efforts must be supported by policymakers to better address future challenges through an enabling regulatory framework, support for the establishment of financial instruments alongside the unambiguous implementation of the Control at Source Principle to avoid new treatment requirements that consume energy

Micropollutants can directly or indirectly enter the water cycle through many means. Once in the water cycle, they can pose a risk to drinking water resources and aquatic ecosystems.
Current technologies used in waste water treatment plants are not entirely capable of removing micropollutants. The most sustainable and preferred solution remains to prevent micropollutants – including microplastics – from entering the water cycle in the first place.
We call on the EU institutions to legislate according to the source control approach, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle. EurEau believes that the correct use of the source control approach is instrumental to achieve a truly circular economy.

European policy on micropollutants in surface water and groundwater should be based on the principles of ‘Control-at-Source’ and ‘Polluter-Pays’. The correct use of the source control approach is also essential to protecting human health and achieving a truly circular economy.

In this paper we present some considerations and recommendations to inform and assist decision makers.

Vand er vigtigt! Den europæiske vandindustri beder dig om at stille garanti for det vand, vi har fået i arv

Apa Contează! Sectorul european al apei vă dorește ca tu să garantezi patrimoniul nostru în domeniul apei

A Água Importa! O setor Europeu da água quer garantir a nossa herança hídrica

Woda jest najważniejsza! Europejski sektor wodny potrzebuje Państwa wsparcia w działaniach na rzecz naszego bezcennego skarbu.

Tá uisce tábhachtach! Tá earnáil uisce na hEorpa ag iarraidh ortsa ár n-oidhreacht uisce a chinntiú

Water matters! Ο τομέας των υδατικών πόρων της Ευρωπαϊκής ‘Ενωσης σού ζητά να εγγυηθείς την υδατική κληρονομιά μας