La Commissione europea ha pubblicato una relazione sui risultati ottenuti dagli Stati membri nella lotta alla carenza idrica e alla siccità. Emerge che alcuni Stati membri presentano una scarsità permanente di acqua in tutto il territorio. Il problema non è circoscritto ai paesi del Mediterraneo: nella Repubblica ceca ci sono zone colpite con frequenza da carenza idrica e la Francia e il Belgio hanno comunicato situazioni di eccessivo sfruttamento delle falde acquifere.
Da anni la Commissione europea insiste affinché gli Stati membri adottino politiche in questo campo, ad esempio per quanto riguarda le tariffe, il miglioramento management tools and measures for water efficiency and water conservation.
In a study conducted on behalf of the Commission in 2009 reported that the introduction of mandatory requirements for devices that use water as part of the extension of the Ecodesign Directive would allow for considerable savings. If they had included all the home devices that use water could reduce the total water consumption by 19%, representing a decrease of 3.2% by volume of water extracted each year in the EU. By reducing the water consumption of energy-related products such as faucets, showers and tubs, you might as well save 20% energy requirements needed to heat water. Finally, by changing the duration of the showers, the frequency of bathing or using the faucets, water consumption could be reduced by about 20-30%.
In its report the Commission also expressed its concern at the delays in implementing the Water Framework Directive which are registered in the Member States most affected by the phenomenon of water scarcity. Member States should have submitted their plans for river basin management in March, but in some consultations on these plans have not yet begun.
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