Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-12-Speech-1-112"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of groundwater against pollution (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060612.18.1-112"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-12-Speech-1-1132
lpv:speaker	lp:María Sornosa Martínez2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2008-06-03)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur on her work, which I believe has greatly improved this proposal. I believe that we all appreciate the importance of protecting groundwater and that this must be one of the main objectives of European legislation, with a view to resolving the current pollution situation and preventing any such problems in the future. The pollution of groundwater leads to situations that are difficult and costly to put right. Collecting this groundwater in order to use it as drinking water is very important throughout Europe and increasing its protection is therefore a fundamental objective of any protection legislation, not just for water, but also for human health and for the quality of life of the citizens. We must therefore bear in mind that, since there are very limited possibilities for purifying an aquifer, control and prevention are essential, with a view to preventing polluting substances from reaching this groundwater. I would emphasise that groundwater is the European Union’s most sensitive and important resource and, in particular, it is the main source for the public supply of drinking water. Furthermore, I believe that, in order to guarantee the same protection of groundwater, Member States sharing water masses should coordinate their activities in terms of establishing threshold values and identifying the main dangerous substances. Finally, I hope that plenary will approve the amendments we approved in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and that the Council will take good note of them, since their intention is to increase the quality requirements and to promote prevention, with a view to preventing further dumping of pollutants."@en1

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