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The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and Groundwater Daughter Directive (2006/118/EC) (GDD) require Member States to prevent inputs of hazardous substances into groundwater subject to various exemptions. The documents below set out the list of standards that can be used to assess inputs of hazardous substances into groundwater.

 

Publication Date: 
31-January-2018
Advisory Group: 
JAGDAG

Sustances are required to be classified as either List 1 (discharge to GW unacceptable) or List II (discharge to be controlled to prevent pollution).  This document outlines the procedure for deciding how a substance is classified.  

Publication Date: 
07-January-1999
Advisory Group: 
JAGDAG