Water Quality in Slovenia - Agencija RS za okolje
Water Quality in Slovenia - Agencija RS za okolje
Water Quality in Slovenia - Agencija RS za okolje
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Soča, Čezsoča Nadiža, Robič<br />
Bath<strong>in</strong>g area, Izola Kolpa, Adlešiči<br />
S U R F A C E W A T E R S<br />
of the results, the quality of natural bath<strong>in</strong>g waters <strong>in</strong> <strong>Slovenia</strong> improved substantially <strong>in</strong> 2006. Namely,<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2005, 50% of <strong>Slovenia</strong>n freshwater bath<strong>in</strong>g waters were not <strong>in</strong> compliance with mandatory values<br />
of the Bath<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Water</strong> Directive (38.9% <strong>in</strong> 2004), and <strong>in</strong> 2006, only 16.7% rema<strong>in</strong>ed non-compliant.<br />
In the non-compliant bath<strong>in</strong>g waters (the Krka – bath<strong>in</strong>g waters Straža and Žužemberk, the Kolpa<br />
– bath<strong>in</strong>g water Učakovci – V<strong>in</strong>ica), the mandatory values of some microbiological parameters were<br />
slightly exceeded only once <strong>in</strong> 2006, due to unstable weather and surface r<strong>in</strong>s<strong>in</strong>g dur<strong>in</strong>g storms and<br />
ra<strong>in</strong> showers (Maps 6 and 7). There certa<strong>in</strong>ly are some opportunities for the improvement of the<br />
<strong>Slovenia</strong>n freshwater bath<strong>in</strong>g water quality, but with the total compliance of coastal bath<strong>in</strong>g waters<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2006 (94.7% compliance <strong>in</strong> 2005), <strong>Slovenia</strong> is at the top of water quality. Moreover: <strong>in</strong> 2006, 16 out<br />
of 18 coastal bath<strong>in</strong>g waters also fulfilled striker-recommended requirements of the Bath<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Water</strong><br />
Directive (Map 8). Not even all of the old Member States of the European Union reach such high<br />
compliance with the requirements of the Directive, although the Directive has been implemented<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce 1976 and numerous measures have already been taken to improve the bath<strong>in</strong>g water quality.<br />
The Commission has even established that, <strong>in</strong> the years of report<strong>in</strong>g, some countries were remov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
numerous bath<strong>in</strong>g waters from their national lists, <strong>in</strong> order to conceal the pollution and falsely<br />
improve the statistics of the bath<strong>in</strong>g water quality. Due to such practice, the Commission <strong>in</strong>itiated<br />
legal procedures aga<strong>in</strong>st 11 Member States <strong>in</strong> 2006; <strong>Slovenia</strong> is not among them.<br />
In the first phase, <strong>Slovenia</strong> is endeavour<strong>in</strong>g to collect reliable sets of data on bath<strong>in</strong>g water quality,<br />
which will be used for the plann<strong>in</strong>g of measures to be taken to achieve a required bath<strong>in</strong>g water<br />
quality. Construction of numerous water treatment plants <strong>in</strong> the bath<strong>in</strong>g water catchment areas,<br />
which are planned <strong>in</strong> the Operative Programme for the Urban Wastewater Collect<strong>in</strong>g and Treatment,<br />
will certa<strong>in</strong>ly contribute to the quality of <strong>Slovenia</strong>n waters.<br />
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