On Thursday 21 December, the European Commission announced that it was referring Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to comply with the urban wastewater collection and treatment obligations laid down in the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC).
This directive aims to protect human health and the environment by requiring urban wastewater to be collected and treated before being discharged into the environment.
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