Focusing on environmental protection, this book examines the key questions about the quality of water in rivers, bathing water and drinking water, among others. It also presents an overview on the legal ramifications of a particular water failing to meet a defined standard.;The book is a comprehensive study of the relevant national law and the international and European Community contexts in which this national law is placed. It provides an authoritative exposition and analysis of the law of the kind that is needed by an increasing body of legal, environmental and other practitioners who are involved in this area as part of their daily work.