The WFD includes groundwater in its river basin management planning, and sets clear milestones for (ground)water bodies in terms of delineation, economic analysis, characterisation (analysis of pressures and impacts), monitoring, and the design of programmes of measures to ensure that, by the end of 2015, there is a sufficient quantity of groundwater of good chemical status.
Tá screamhuisce clúdaithe ag an WFD ina phleanáil bainistíochta abhantraí, agus leagann sé síos spriocanna soiléire i gcomhair corpais (screamh)uisce ó thaobh tarraingte, anailís eacnamaíoch, tréithrithe (anailís ar bhrúnna agus tionchair), monatóireacht, agus dearadh cláir bheartais chun a chinntiú go mbeidh méid leordhóthanach screamhuisce de stádas ceimiceach maith ann faoi 2015.