The European Commission decided on Wednesday 9 June to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) because of persistently high levels of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water in some areas of the Lazio region and the province of Viterbo.
Under the EU Drinking Water Directive (98/83), Member States are obliged to ensure that water intended for human consumption is free from micro-organisms and parasites as well as substances that may present a potential hazard to...