translate English to French: Many will also say that this directive does not go far enough in ensuring the utmost protection of our groundwater and they, too, are probably right; but when the issue at hand is so complicated and when the stakes and stakeholders involved are so numerous and significant, the need for an agreed compromise is paramount and essential.
Beaucoup diront également que cette directive ne va pas assez loin dans la protection de nos eaux souterraines, et eux aussi ont probablement raison; mais quand la question est à ce point compliquée et les enjeux et intervenants à ce point nombreux et importants, un bon compromis est primordial et essentiel.