PART 2Groundwater assessment

F1Criteria and Procedure for assessing groundwater chemical status9

1

The Department shall apply the approach in the relevant provisions of the Directive and the Water Framework Directive when assessing groundwater chemical status.

2

The relevant provisions of the Directive for the purposes of subparagraph (1) are—

a

Article 3(1)(a) and (b);

b

Article 3(6);

c

Article 4(1), 4(2) and 4(3);

d

Annex I;

e

Annex II; and

f

paragraphs 1 to 4 of Annex III.

3

The relevant provisions of the Water Framework Directive for the purposes of subparagraph (1) are in section 2.3 of Annex V.

4

Diffuse sources of pollution having an impact on groundwater chemical status must be taken into account whenever technically possible.