EU directives relating to water quality

To view these directives relating to water quality please visit the EC website legislation search page.Legislation includes:

• Bathing Water 76/160/EEC
• Biodegradability of Anionic Surfactants 73/405/EEC
• Birds Directive 79/409/EEC
• Cadmium 83/513/EEC
• Carbon Tetrachloride, DDT, PCP 86/280/EEC
• Chloroform, Drins, HCB 88/347/EEC
• Dangerous Substances 76/464/EEC
• Disposal of PCBs and PCTs 76/403/EEC
• Disposal of waste oils 75/439/EEC
• Environmental Impacts of Public and Private Projects 85/337/EEC
• Freshwater Fish Directive 78/659/EEC
• Groundwater 80/68/EEC
• Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC
• Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) 84/491/EEC
• Mercury 84/156/EEC
• Mercury from Chlor-alkali 82/176/EEC
• Nitrates Directive 91/676/EEC
• Quality of Water for Human Consumption 81/778/EEC
• Sewage sludge in agriculture 86/278/EEC
• Shellfish Hygiene 91/492/EEC
• Shellfish Water 76/923/EEC
• Surface Water 75/440/EEC
• Surface Water (Frequency of Sampling) 79/869/EEC
• Toxic and Dangerous Waste 78/319/EEC
• Urban Waste Water Treatment 91/271/EEC
• Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC