Q&As on Drinking Water Directive / ECHA June 2025

ID 24079 | 05.06.2025 / Attached

The EU adopted the recast Drinking Water Directive in December 2020 and the Directive entered into force in January 2021. Member States have to transpose the Directive into national law and comply with its provisions by 12 January 2023.

The recast Drinking Water Directive (DWD) will further protect human health thanks to updated water quality standards, tackling pollutants of concern, such as endocrine disruptors and microplastics, and leading to even cleaner water from the tap for all.

The Directive applies to:

- all water, either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food preparation or other domestic purposes in both public and private premises, regardless of its origin and whether it is supplied from a distribution network, supplied from a tanker or put into bottles or containers, including spring waters;all water used in any food business for manufacturing, processing, preserving or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption.

Key features of the revised Directive are:

- reinforced water quality standards, in line or, in some cases, even more stringent than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations
- tackling emerging pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors and PFAs, as well as microplastics
- a preventive approach favouring actions to reduce pollution at source by introducing the risk-based approach
- measures to ensure better access to water, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups
- measures to promote tap water, including in public spaces and restaurants, to reduce (plastic) bottle consumption
- harmonisation of the quality standards for materials and products in contact with water
- measures to reduce water leakages and to increase transparency of the sector

Q&As on  Drinking Water Directive (DWD)

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Collegati
Direttiva (UE) 2020/2184
Guidance on Drinking Water Directive (DWD)
Direttiva (UE) 2020/2184
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Decisione di esecuzione (UE) 2024/365