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1. Context
Groundwater accounts for over 97% of the planet's freshwater resources (excluding glaciers and ice caps). The remaining 3% is made up mainly of surface water (lakes, rivers, wetlands) and soil moisture. Until recently, groundwater was considered primarily as a source of drinking water (around 2/3 of the European Union's inhabitants depend on groundwater to meet their domestic needs). This resource is also important for industry (e.g. cooling water) and agriculture (irrigation). However, it has become clear that groundwater should not only be considered as a reservoir of drinking water, but also as a fragile aquatic ecosystem
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Groundwater management principles
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Standards and norms
- Portant sur les dispositions générales pour la compétence des laboratoires d'essais et d'étalonnage - EN ISO/IEC-17025 -
Regulations
Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, OJ of the European Communities, L 327 of 22.12.2000, p. 1.
Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration, JO des Communautés Européennes, L 372 du 12.12.2006, p. 19
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