On the basis of Article 8 of the Public Information Access Act (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 24/2003, 61/2005, 113/2005 – ZInfP, 109/2005 – ZDavP-1B, 28/2006, 117/2006 – ZDavP-2, 23/2014, 50/2014, 72/2014 – CC order, 19/2015 – CC decision) and the provisions of the Decree on Communication and Re-Use of Information of Public Character (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 76/2005, 119/2007, 95/2011), the Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, represented by its Director Manca Čarman, hereby issues this
CATALOGUE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATALOGUE
| Name of the authority |
Inštitut za vode Republike Slovenije (Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia), Einspielerjeva ulica 6, 1000 Ljubljana |
| Person in charge |
Manca Čarman, Director |
| First publication date of Catalogue |
The majority of public information under Article 10 of the Public Information Access Act has been available on the IWRS website since 2008. |
| Last changed on |
10 March 2015 |
| The Catalogue is available at the website |
www.izvrs.si |
| Other Catalogue forms |
The Catalogue is available in printed form at the seat of the IWRS. |
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORITY AND ITS PUBLIC INFORMATION
a) INFORMATION ON HOW THE AUTHORITY IS ORGANISED
Brief description of the authority’s field of work:
The Institute for Water carries out the following tasks:
- expert tasks related to the formulation of water management plans,
- expert tasks related to the determination of ecologically acceptable flows and other tasks related to the issuing of water rights and the issuing of water permits,
- expert tasks related to the determination of boundaries of water and offshore land,
- expert tasks related to the definition of parcels of waterside land,
- other activities in accordance with the founding act.
The more detailed definition and stipulated scope of the tasks referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be provided for in the Institute for Water’s annual programme of tasks, which shall be drawn up by the ministry.
List of internal organisational units:
The Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia is divided into three sectors:
- Sector for Support Services
- Sector for Fresh Waters
- Sector for Marine Waters
b) CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Competent person:
Manca Čarman, Director
Contact:
- tel: +386 (0)1 4775 300
- email: manca.carman@izvrs.si
c) LIST OF LAWS, EXECUTIVE ACTS AND REGULATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY’S FIELD OF WORK AND A LIST OF STRATEGIC AND PROGRAMME DOCUMENTS (BY CONTENT SETS)
- Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 33/91-I, 42/97 – UZS68, 66/00 – UZ80, 24/03 – UZ3a, 47, 68, 69/04 – UZ14, 69/04 – UZ43, 69/04 – UZ50, 68/06 – UZ121, 140, 143, 47/13 – UZ148 and 47/13 – UZ90, 97, 99)
- Waters Act (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 67/2002, 110/2002 – ZGO-1, 2/2004 – ZZdrI-A, 10/2004 – CC decision, 41/2004 – ZVO-1, 57/2008, 57/2012, 100/2013, 40/2014)
- Environmental Protection Act (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 41/2004, 17/2006 – ORZVO187, 20/2006, 28/2006 – CC decree, 49/2006 – ZMetD, 66/2006 – CC decision, 33/2007 – ZPNačrt, 57/2008 – ZFO-1A, 70/2008, 108/2009, 48/2012, 57/2012, 92/2013, 38/2014)
- Ordinance on the Transformation of Vodnogospodarski inštitut, družba za gospodarjenje z vodami, d.o.o. into Public Institution Inštitut za vode Republike Slovenije (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 26/2003, 6/2012)
- Statute of the Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, 2003
- Rules of Procedure of the Council of the Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, 2003
- Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Water Policy (amendment: 2013/64/EU)
- Act Declaring the Ecological Protection Zone and Continental Shelf of the Republic of Slovenia (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 93/05)
- Resolution on Strategy for Adriatic Sea (ReSJad), Official Gazette of the RS, No. 106/2009 of 22 December 2009
Pressures on Waters – Urban Waste Water
- Council Directive 91/271/EEC Concerning Urban Waste Water Treatment
- Annex III: Bio-Degradable Waste Water
- Decree on the Emission of Substances in Waste Water Discharged from Urban Waste Water Treatment Plants (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 45/07, 63/09 and 105/10)
- Rules on Initial Measurements and Operational Monitoring of Wastewater (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 94/14)
- Decree on the Emission of Substances and Heat when Discharging Waste Water into Waters and the Public Sewage System (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 64/2012 and 64/2014)
Pressures on Waters – Release of Hazardous Substances
- Council Directive 76/464/EEC on Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment and its daughter directives: (82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC, 88/347/EEC, 90/415/EEC)
- Decree on the Emission of Substances and Heat when Discharging Waste Water into Waters and the Public Sewage System (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 64/2012 and 64/2014)
- Rules on Initial Measurements and Operational Monitoring of Wastewater (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 94/14)
- Decree on the Emission of Substances in the Discharge of Waste Waters from Plants and Facilities (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 35/95, 10/99, 84/99, 49/00, 90/00, 10/99 and 7/00, 28/00, 90/2000, 51/01, 56/02, 84/02, 46/02)
Water Resource Management
- Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks (OJ L 288, 6.11.2007)
- Decree on Establishment of Flood Risk Management Plans (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 7/10)
- Framework Programme for Implementing the Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks for the Period of 2009–2015 (Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, May 2009)
- Rules on Methodology to Define Flood Risk Areas and Erosion Areas Connected to Floods and Classification of Plots into Risk Classes (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 60/07)
- Decree on Conditions and Limitations for Constructions and Activities on Flood Risk Areas (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 89/08)
Water Status
- Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 Concerning the Management of Bathing Water Quality and Repealing Directive 76/160/EEC
- Council Directive 75/440/EEC Concerning the Quality Required of Surface Water Intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water has already been repealed
- Council Directive 78/659/EEC on the Quality of Fresh Waters Needing Protection or Improvement in Order to Support Fish Life – repealed by the WFD in 2013
- Council Directive 79/923/EEC on the Quality Required of Shellfish Waters – repealed by the WFD in 2013
- Decree on Surface Water Status (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 14/09, 98/10 and 96/13)
- Decree on the Quality of Surface Water Abstracted for Drinking Water Supply (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 125/00, 4/01, 52/02, 41/04 and 14/09) – repealed by the Decree on Surface Water Status
- Rules on Surface Water Status Monitoring (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 10/09 and 81/11)
- Order on the Initial Classification of Surface Waters Intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 56/02 and 14/09) – repealed by the Decree on Surface Water Status
- Decree on the Quality Required of Surface Waters Supporting Fresh-Water Fish Life (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 46/02 and 41/04 – ZVO-1)
- Decree on the Quality Required of Water Supporting Marine Bivalves and Gastropods (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 52/07)
- Rules on the Immission Monitoring of the Quality of Surface Waters Supporting Fish Life (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 71/02 and 41/04 – ZVO-1)
- Rules on the Monitoring of the Quality of Waters Supporting Marine Bivalves and Gastropods (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 71/02 and 41/04 – ZVO-1)
- Decree on Bathing Water Areas and the Monitoring of Bathing Water Quality (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 70/2003, 72/2004 and 25/08) – repealed by the Decree Concerning the Management of Bathing Water Quality
- Rules on Detailed Criteria for Identification of Bathing Water (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 39/08)
- Decree Concerning the Management of Bathing Water Quality (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 25/08)
- Rules on Criteria for Marking a Water Protection Zone and a Bathing Water Zone (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 88/04)
Water Use
- Decree on the Water Fee (Official Gazette of the RS, Nos. 103/02 and 122/07)
HOW TO ACCESS OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION
- Most of the information is accessible online using a web browser. You will need a PDF reader to view some of the documents.
- Access to public information is possible at the seat of the IWRS by making an appointment with the Public Information Officer.
- If the IWRS incurs costs in the transmission of public information, the IWRS shall charge such costs to the applicant on the basis of Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Decree on Communication and Re-Use of Information of Public Character.
Manca Čarman
Director
