The measure is particularly important as in many areas groundwater is the largest source of public drinking water. aking prior to the debate Christa Klass, the German People's Party MEP who drafted a report on the issue said that "groundwater is our most important natural resource but over half the bodies of freshwater in the EU are polluted and can never be cleaned up again".
Vides komitejas pārstāve, ziņojuma autore vācu deputāte Christa Klass norādīja: „Gruntsūdens ir mūsu svarīgākais dabas resurss, taču vairāk nekā puse saldūdens tilpņu Eiropā ir neatgriezeniski piesārņotas.