REGULATION (EU) 2020/741 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 May 2020
on minimum requirements for water reuse
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Subject matter and purpose
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Definitions
Article 4
Obligations of the reclamation facility operator and obligations regarding reclaimed water quality
Article 5
Risk management
Article 6
Reclaimed water permit obligations
Article 7
Compliance check
Article 8
Cooperation between Member States
Article 9
Information and awareness-raising
Article 10
Information to the public
Article 11
Information relating to monitoring of implementation
Article 12
Evaluation and review
Article 13
Exercise of the delegation
Article 14
Committee procedure
Article 15
Penalties
Article 16
Entry into force and application
ANNEX I
USES AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Section 1
Uses of reclaimed water
Agricultural irrigation
Section 2
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements applicable to reclaimed water intended for agricultural irrigation
Minimum reclaimed water quality class |
Crop category (*1) |
Irrigation method |
A |
All food crops consumed raw where the edible part is in direct contact with reclaimed water and root crops consumed raw |
All irrigation methods |
B |
Food crops consumed raw where the edible part is produced above ground and is not in direct contact with reclaimed water, processed food crops and non-food crops including crops used to feed milk- or meat-producing animals |
All irrigation methods |
C |
Food crops consumed raw where the edible part is produced above ground and is not in direct contact with reclaimed water, processed food crops and non-food crops including crops used to feed milk- or meat-producing animals |
Drip irrigation (*2) or other irrigation method that avoids direct contact with the edible part of the crop |
D |
Industrial, energy and seeded crops |
All irrigation methods (*3) |
(a) Minimum requirements for water quality
Reclaimed water quality class |
Indicative technology target |
Quality requirements |
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E. coli (number/100 ml) |
BOD5 (mg/l) |
TSS (mg/l) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
Other |
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A |
Secondary treatment, filtration, and disinfection |
≤ 10 |
≤ 10 |
≤ 10 |
≤ 5 |
Legionella spp.: < 1 000 cfu/l where there is a risk of aerosolisation Intestinal nematodes (helminth eggs): ≤ 1 egg/l for irrigation of pastures or forage |
B |
Secondary treatment, and disinfection |
≤ 100 |
In accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC (Annex I, Table 1) |
In accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC (Annex I, Table 1) |
- |
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C |
Secondary treatment, and disinfection |
≤ 1 000 |
- |
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D |
Secondary treatment, and disinfection |
≤ 10 000 |
- |
(b) Minimum requirements for monitoring
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Minimum monitoring frequencies |
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Reclaimed water quality class |
E. coli |
BOD5 |
TSS |
Turbidity |
Legionella spp. (when applicable) |
Intestinal nematodes (when applicable) |
A |
Once a week |
Once a week |
Once a week |
Continuous |
Twice a month |
Twice a month or as determined by the reclamation facility operator according to the number of eggs in waste water entering the reclamation facility |
B |
Once a week |
In accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC (Annex I, Section D) |
In accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC (Annex I, Section D) |
- |
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C |
Twice a month |
- |
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D |
Twice a month |
- |
Reclaimed water quality class |
Indicator microorganisms (*4) |
Performance targets for the treatment chain (log10 reduction) |
A |
E. coli |
≥ 5,0 |
Total coliphages/F-specific coliphages/somatic coliphages/coliphages (*5) |
≥ 6,0 |
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Clostridium perfringens spores/spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria (*6) |
≥ 4,0 (in case of Clostridium perfringens spores) ≥ 5,0 (in case of spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria) |
ANNEX II
Reclaimed water quality class |
Specific preventive measures |
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A |
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B |
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C |
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D |
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