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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-groundwater-8">
  <title>Waterbase - Groundwater</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-groundwater-8?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Waterbase is the generic name given to the EEA's databases on the status and quality of Europe's rivers, lakes, groundwater bodies and transitional, coastal and marine waters, and on the quantity of Europe's water resources</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>staromar</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>Water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WISE</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>Water quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>geospatial data</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WISE State of the Environment(SoE)</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>priority data flows</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>point data</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2012-04-25T09:00:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Data</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/waterbase-quantity-monitoring-stations">
  <title>Waterbase - Quantity monitoring stations</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/waterbase-quantity-monitoring-stations?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Water quantity monitoring stations</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>alec</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>station</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>lake</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>geographic</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>determinand</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>river</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>ETC/WTR</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>precipitation</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>waterbase</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>eionet-water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water quantity</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2002-01-01T00:00:00+01:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-rivers-lakes-groundwater">
  <title>Distribution of chemical status of groundwater, rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters.</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-rivers-lakes-groundwater?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Number of Member States contributing to the dataset: Groundwater (26); Rivers (25); Lakes (22); Transitional (15) and Coastal (20). Percentages shown for rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal are by water body count. Groundwater percentages, however, are expressed by area. The total number of water bodies is shown in parenthesis. 
Data from Sweden are excluded from surface water data illustrated in the figure. This is because Sweden contributed a disproportionately large amount of data and, classified all its surface waters as poor status since levels of mercury found within biota in both fresh and coastal waters exceed quality standards.
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  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>poulsmo1</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>chemical state</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>european waters</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>transitional water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>lakes</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WFD</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>coastal water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>river</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2012-11-15T11:20:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/chemical-status-of-groundwater-bodies-1">
  <title>Proportion of classified groundwater bodies in different River Basin Districts in poor chemical status</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/chemical-status-of-groundwater-bodies-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>The figure shows percentage of the total area of classified water bodies. See the indicator specification for more details</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>poulsmo1</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>chemical state</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>european waters</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WFD</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2012-11-15T11:45:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/saltwater-intrusion">
  <title>Saltwater intrusion</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/saltwater-intrusion?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description></description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>alec</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>irrigation</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>abstraction</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>State and Outlook 2005 - Part A</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>State and Outlook 2005</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>salinisation</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2003-12-08T16:46:09+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Indicator Fact Sheet</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/multimedia/ask-an-expert-on-ground-water">
  <title>Ask an expert on ground water</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/multimedia/ask-an-expert-on-ground-water?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Pavla Chyská- EEA expert on Water, Ground water "Ground water is a very important element of the earth's hydrological cycle.  It comes from rain and snow melt that seeps into the grounds.  Its hidden below the earth's surface and, compared with rivers and lakes, it receives less attention from people but its influence on our lives is enormous.  Ground water is very important because it's a vital part of the eco-systems on our planet and, yes, life exists in ground water too.  Many water eco-systems like springs, rivers and streams depend on it. 

Ground water is also a major source of water for people and especially quality drinking water.  In Europe as a whole, about 65% of public water supply is provided by ground water."</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>terletim</dc:creator> 
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      <dc:subject>drinking water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>hydrological cycle</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>public water supply</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2006-02-02T00:00:00+01:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>File</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/europe-needs-to-use-water">
  <title>Europe needs to use water more efficiently </title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/europe-needs-to-use-water?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Inefficient water use impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people, both vital assets for European productivity and security. </description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>girliar</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>green economy</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>natural resources</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water use</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>resource efficiency</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>agriculture</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2012-03-13T13:00:00+01:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Press Release</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/introduction-to-general-terms">
  <title>Introduction to General Terms</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/introduction-to-general-terms?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description></description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>thyyykri</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>diffuse contamination</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>nitrates directive</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WISE</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>urban waste water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>dam</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>diffuse sources</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>lakes</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>brackish water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>coast</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>catchment</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>river</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>sea</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>wastewater treatment</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>surface water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>point of pollution</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2007-03-19T12:56:53+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Animation (swf)</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/triazine-pesticides-found-in-groundwater">
  <title>Triazine pesticides found in groundwater on at least one sampling occasion between 2003 and 2007, at concentrations above 0.1 μg/l</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/triazine-pesticides-found-in-groundwater?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>This map shows - for those countries that have reported data to the EEA – which of the triazine group of pesticides have been found in recent years in groundwater, on at least one sampling occasion, at a concentration greater than 0.1 µg/L, the standard under both the Groundwater and Drinking Water Directives. The data does not reflect the frequency with which the threshold has been exceeded.
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  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>iverscar</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>SOER2010</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>eionet waterbase</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>thematic assessment</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>triazine pesticides</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2010-12-02T15:15:12+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/freshwater-state-and-impacts-belgium">
  <title>Freshwater - State and impacts (Belgium)</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/freshwater-state-and-impacts-belgium?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Nitrates in groundwater in the Belgian regions.</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>sense</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>nitrate</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>SOER2010</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>country assessment</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Common environmental theme</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/freshwater-outlook-2020-belgium">
  <title>Freshwater - Outlook 2020 (Belgium)</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/freshwater-outlook-2020-belgium?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>Outlook concerning ecological and chemical status for surface water and a good quantitative and chemical status for groundwater in the Belgian regions</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>sense</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>surface water</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>SOER2010</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>country assessment</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Common environmental theme</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/nitrate-concentrations-in-groundwater">
  <title>Nitrate concentrations in groundwater</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/nitrate-concentrations-in-groundwater?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description></description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>alec</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>nitrate</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2002-01-01T01:00:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/annual-average-national-groundwater-nitrate">
  <title>Annual average national groundwater nitrate (mg/l NO3) by concentration class, 2008</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/annual-average-national-groundwater-nitrate?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>The map shows the annual average groundwater nitrate concentrations in different European countries.</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>skovvann</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>SOER2010</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>EEA Member Countries</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>freshwater quality</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>thematic assessment</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>annual average</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>nitrate</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2010-12-03T01:00:00+02:00</dc:date>
  <dc:type>EEAFigure</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/groundwater-directive-gwd-2006-118-ec">
  <title>Groundwater Directive (GWD) 2006/118/EC</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/groundwater-directive-gwd-2006-118-ec?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description> Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration </description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>lacinsar</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights></dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>None</dc:date>
  <dc:type>Policy Document</dc:type>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-groundwater-body-area">
  <title>Percentage of groundwater body area not achieving good chemical status due to nitrate (a) and total nitrogen input from organic and inorganic fertilisers (b)</title> 
  <link>http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-groundwater-body-area?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&amp;utm_medium=RSSFeeds&amp;utm_campaign=Generic</link>
  <description>-</description> 
  <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher> 
  <dc:creator>poulsmo1</dc:creator> 
  <dc:rights>EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).</dc:rights> 
  
      <dc:subject>nitrate</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>chemical state</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>european waters</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>groundwater</dc:subject>
  
  
      <dc:subject>WFD</dc:subject>
   
  <dc:date>2012-11-15T11:52:38+02:00</dc:date>
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