The very first groundwater legislation (Directive 80/68/EEC) had a limited scope and focused on controlling emissions of substances from industrial and urban sources.
Ní raibh ach scóp teoranta ag an gcéad reachtaíocht maidir le screamhuisce (Treoir 80/68/CEE) agus bhí sé mar aidhm aici srian a chur ar astuithe de shubstaintí ó fhoinsí tionsclaíocha agus uirbeacha.