In addition to protecting groundwater as a resource with multiple uses the WFD establishes for the first time that groundwater should be protected for its environmental
I dteannta le screamhuisce a chosaint mar acmhainn a bhfuil ilúsáid ag baint leis socraítear den chéad uair sa WFD gur cheart screamhuisce a chosaint de bharr a luacha don chomhshaol.