Links with the groundwater regulatory framework is mainly through obligations to prevent or limit inputs of pollutants (including from urban origin) into groundwater.
Baineann naisc leis an gcreat rialúcháin screamhuisce go príomha le hoibleagáidí ionchur truailleán (lena náirítear truailleáin as foinsí uirbeacha) i screamhuisce a chosc nó teorainn a chur leis.