Division 2.4 Review of the impact of changes in groundwater levels

Member States shall also identify those bodies of groundwater for which lower objectives are to be specified under Article 4 including as a result of consideration of the effects of the status of the body on:

1. (i)

   surface water and associated terrestrial ecosystems

2. (ii)

   water regulation, flood protection and land drainage

3. (iii)

   human development.