Directive (EU) 2020/2184 on the quality of water intended for human consumption.

This Directive lays down rules for the protection of human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and for the improvement of access to water intended for human consumption for all in the Union. This Directive shall not apply to (a) natural mineral waters recognised as such by the responsible authority, as referred to in Directive 2009/54/EC; or (b) waters which are medicinal products within the meaning of Directive 2001/83/EC. Moreover, maritime vessels that desalinate water, carry passengers and act as water suppliers shall only be subject to Articles 1 to 6 and Articles 9, 10, 13 and 14 of this Directive and its relevant Annexes. Member States may exempt food business operators from this Directive as regards the water used for the specific purposes of the food business, if the competent national authorities are satisfied that the quality of such water cannot affect the safety of the foodstuff in its finished form and provided that the water supply of the food business complies with relevant obligations, in particular under the procedures on hazard analysis and critical control point principles and remedial actions under relevant Union legislation on food. This Directive sets forth provisions on quality standards, point of compliance, risk-based approach to water safety, risk assessment and risk management of the catchment areas for abstraction points of water intended for human consumption, risk assessment and risk management of the supply system, risk assessment of domestic distribution systems, minimum hygiene requirements for materials that come into contact with water intended for human consumption, minimum requirements for treatment chemicals and filter media that come into contact with water intended for human consumption, monitoring, remedial action and restrictions of use, access to water intended for human consumption, information to the public, information on monitoring of implementation, evaluation and penalties.