Glossary
Groundwater protection Technical framework of the European policy

Bon état; good status

Good status of groundwater bodies based on criteria for assessing the quantitative and chemical status of groundwater bodies. While the quantitative objective is clearly defined by the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the objective of "good chemical status" required the development of a legislative framework that materialized in the adoption of the Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC).

DPSIR analysis framework; Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response

Aims to identify driving forces (D), pressures (P), state (S), impacts (I) and responses (R).

Groundwater directive

Sets groundwater quality standards and introduces measures to prevent or limit the introduction of pollutants into groundwater. The directive establishes quality criteria that take account...