14Recitals 23 to 26 and 37 of Directive 2000/60 are worded as follows:(23) Common principles are needed in order to coordinate Member States’ efforts to improve the protection of Community waters in terms of quantity and quality, to promote sustainable water use, …, to protect aquatic ecosystems, and terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands directly depending on them, and to safeguard and develop the potential uses of Community waters.(24) Good water quality will contribute to securing the drinking water supply for the population.(25) Common definitions of the status of water in terms of quality and, where relevant for the purpose of the environmental protection, quantity should be established. Environmental objectives should be set to ensure that good status of surface water and groundwater is achieved throughout the Community and that deterioration of the status of waters is prevented at Community level.(26) Member States should aim to achieve the objective of at least good water status by defining and implementing the necessary measures within integrated programmes of measures, taking into account existing Community requirements. Where good water status already exists, it should be maintained. For groundwater, in addition to the requirements of good status, any significant and sustained upward trend in the concentration of any pollutant should be identified and reversed.…(37) Member States should identify waters used for the abstraction of drinking water and ensure compliance with Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption [(OJ 1980 L 229, p. 11)].’
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