Abstraction areas for groundwater extraction intended for the production of drinking water

Article 8 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/NL/legal-content/summary/drinking-water-essential-quality-standards.html) of the European Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) defines ‘catchment areas’ or abstraction areas. These abstraction areas are the food areas for the drinking water extraction of public water companies. The designation of these abstraction areas is crucial for source protection, which is linked to the new European Drinking Water Directive. For these areas, water companies should draw up a risk assessment and management plan and carry out controls. The designation of groundwater abstraction areas does not have a direct impact on the actions of actors in the areas concerned through generic restrictions. However, the intention is that the abstraction areas can be used to better substantiate the already existing impact weighting within the regular environmental permit policy. The extractions that are no longer active are referred to as a reserve withdrawal area. The designation on map crosses the regional border. The Flemish Government has no power to restrict or prohibit acts in the Walloon Region.《欧盟饮用水指令》（European Drinking Water Directive，2020/2184）第8条（https://eur-lex.europa.eu/NL/legal-content/summary/drinking-water-essential-quality-standards.html）对“集水区”（catchment areas）与“取水区域”（abstraction areas）作出了定义。此类取水区域是公共供水企业开展饮用水取水作业的核心保障区域。上述取水区域的划定对水源保护至关重要，而水源保护与新版《欧盟饮用水指令》紧密关联。针对此类区域，供水企业应编制风险评估与管理计划，并开展相应管控工作。地下水取水区域的划定不会通过一般性限制措施，直接对相关区域内的行为主体产生影响。但其设立初衷是，取水区域可用于更好地佐证常规环境许可政策中已有的影响权重判定。不再运营的取水作业对应的区域被称为“备用取水区域”（reserve withdrawal area）。该类区域的地图划定跨越了大区行政边界。弗拉芒政府（Flemish Government）无权对瓦隆大区（Walloon Region）内的行为实施限制或禁止。