The political and socio - economic transformation of the social systems in the Central and Eastern European countries at the beginning of the 1990s was also reflected in the sector of potable water supply. This transformation underwent various kinds of development in various countries depending on local conditions, pace of economic transformation, development of the legislation, interest of foreign entities and international institutions, and involvement in the European integration process. The objective of this paper is to briefly summarise the fundamental changes and development in the sector of public potable water supply in the countries of Central Europe - the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and to enable basic comparison in such areas as the history of legislation, proprietary relations, water tariffs, etc.
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