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On May 9th 2008 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a consultation on its proposed amendments to the Groundwater Regulations 1998.
Anyone who discharges substances that can cause groundwater pollution or who currently follows the regulations is invited to give their feedback on the proposals.
The changes are necessary to ensure the UK meets the requirements of Article 6 of the 2006 Groundwater Directive, which is a directive under Article 17 of the EU Water Framework Directive.
Article 6 relates to "measures to prevent or limit inputs of pollutants into groundwater" and must be implemented this year.
The government expects the impact for most people to be minimal and the costs neutral. The sectors facing changes are agriculture, water, transport and industry and waste disposal.
Environment minister Phil Woolas said: "It's a priority for the proposed guidelines to be as simple, workable and cost-neutral as possible, all while safeguarding groundwater.
"While a slightly wider range of hazardous substances will be subject to controls, there will also be greater flexibility around these controls."
The consultation process is open for 12 weeks, closing on August 20th 2008.
For more information, please see the Defra Consultation.
