UPGRADE OF WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN SLOVAKIA TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH MAJOR EU DIRECTIVES

摘要

Urban water services in Slovakia (territory of 49,014 km~2 and population of 5.4 million) include water treatment and supply, collection and treatment of wastewater and protection of receiving waters. Such objectives are examined, focusing on the challenges introduced by the need for compliance with major European directives, such as the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, the Drinking Water Quality Directive 98/83/EEC and the Urban Waste Water Directive 91/271/EEC. The paper presents an overview of organisation of water resources management in Slovakia as well as examples of integrated solutions to drinking and wastewater problems in different regions of the country, as developed during preparation of project proposals under EU grant schemes, such as ISPA or the Cohesion Fund.