Analysis of pressures and impacts, risk assessment on surface and ground water bodies on Sava River
Project description
Basin management plans, as the primary operational units in the water sector, must include, among other things, an overview of all factors causing changes in the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of water, regardless of their origin. According to the Water Law (Article 25), the pressure analysis must provide a concise overview of all significant pressures and their impacts on the status of surface and groundwater, primarily including:
- Assessment of pollution from point sources;
- Assessment of pollution from diffuse sources, including an overview of land use;
- Assessment of pressures on the quantitative status of water, including abstraction;
- Analysis of other impacts of human activities on water status.
This study should also conduct a risk analysis regarding the achievement of good water status in specific water bodies.
Type of services provided
Activities carried out during the study included:
- Analysis of data on industrial source load
- Calculation of total load from industrial sources by water body
- Biological water load
- Economic analyses in the water sector
- Participation in regular meetings with representatives of the VPRS Agency
- Contribution to writing periodic reports