If the water body affected by the investment is under stress for reasons related to water quantity as set out in the analytical framework established by the Water Framework Directive, half of the gain in terms of water efficiency should be translated into a real reduction in water use at the level of the supported investment, in order to reduce the stress on the water body concerned.
Má tá an dobharlach, a bhfuil tionchar ag an infheistíocht air, faoi strus ar chúiseanna a bhaineann le cainníocht uisce mar a leagtar amach í sa chreat anailíseach a bhunaítear leis an Treoir Réime maidir le hUisce, ba cheart leath den mhéadú in éifeachtúlacht uisce a aistriú go laghdú iarbhír in úsáid uisce ar leibhéal na hinfheistíochta tacaithe, d'fhonn an strus a laghdú ar an dobharlach lena mbaineann.