European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 327 of 2012). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater pollution Waterworks Surface water Hazardous substances Monitoring Water quality standards Potable water Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009 so as to: clarify the role of public authorities in the protection of surface waters; include standards for the priority hazardous substances mercury, hexachlorobutadiene and hexachlorobenzene in biota found in surface water bodies; set limits for the priority substance Trifluralin in surface water bodies. They also revoke the European Communities (Quality of Water intended for Human Consumption) Regulations 1989 and set dates for in which a specified programme and a specified inventory must be established. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 272 of 2009). Legislation | Ireland | 2009 Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Hazardous substances, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Pollution control, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX