WATER FRAME DIRECTIVE - AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION OF WATER SOURCES IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES AT RIVER BASIN LEVEL

摘要

The Drought in the period 1982-1994 had its natural influence on the amount of water resources in Bulgaria. The negative consequences of this process influenced all spheres of the social and economical life in the country, including those important for the Public Health, especially drinking water supply. Bulgaria is a country with limited water resources, which requires a clever management and balance of the available water reserve. The lack of professional management approach during the dry period, led to an abrupt and large-scaled collapse in the water supply system in the country. Water Frame Directive - WFD 2000/60/EC suggest a new philosophy for integrated management and pragmatic strategy for protection of the quantity and quality of all categories natural waters at a level "river basin", with stress on the drinking water sources and water reserves.