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Framework Law

The main law applicable to water resources management, which covers all of the following areas: administration; management, conservation and use of freshwater resources; water rights; waterworks; water supply
Waters Act.
Date of text: 12 July 2002

Constitutional provisions

Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia.
Date of text: 23 December 1991

Right to water: According to article 70, everyone has the right to drinking water. Water resources are public goods, held by the State administration; water resources will serve for priority and sustainable supply of drinking water (not as market good); supply of drinking water shall be provided by the State through local communities directly and as a non-profit service. These provisions were inserted through Law on the amendments to the Constitution, adopted on November 2016.

Natural resources: Article 70 concerns natural resources. National Assets and Natural Resources: Special rights to use national assets may be acquired, subject to conditions established by Law. The conditions under which natural resources may be exploited shall be established by Law. The Law may provide that natural resources may also be exploited by foreign persons and shall establish the conditions for such exploitation.

Agriculture

Water used for irrigation, forestry and aquaculture
Regulation on concession for water for breading cyprinid fish species in ponds.
Date of text: 31 August 2006
Regulation on concession for water use in aquaculture for breading salmonid fish.
Date of text: 27 May 2004
Decree amending the Decree on the compensation for the reduction of income from agricultural activities due to adaptation to water protection regime.
Date of text: 23 August 2012

Water Supply and Sanitation

Provision of water services by public utilities or commercial organizations; water supply for domestic, industrial or other purposes; right to safe and clean drinking water and basic sanitation; quality of piped water; sewerage
Constitutional Act amending Chapter III of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia.
Date of text: 17 November 2016
Regulation on drinking water.
Date of original text: 01 March 2004 (2017)
Decree amending Decree on the discharge and purification treatment of urban wastewater and rainwater.
Date of text: 18 December 2013

Governance

The political, social, economic and administrative systems that govern water management and conservation; good practices; good governance; decentralization; water user’s associations
Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the Danube River (Danube River Protection Convention).
Date of text: 29 June 1994
Protocole dans le cadre de la convention sur la protection des Alpes (convention alpine) sur le règlement des différends, signé à Lucerne le 31 octobre 2000.
Date of text: 31 October 2000

Infrastructure

Waterworks; water supply systems; dams; hydropower systems; irrigation systems
No legislation available

Water Resources Management and Water Rights

Ownership and control of water resources; abstraction and diversion of water; allocation and quotas; riparian rights; priority of rights; free water use
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 18 July 2012
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 28 May 2008
Regulation on water cadastre.
Date of text: 28 February 2013

Water and Environment

Water in environmentally-sensitive areas; ‘water demand’ by ecosystems; protection forests; water conservation zones; environmental impact assessment
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 28 May 2008
Regulation on water cadastre.
Date of text: 28 February 2013
Regulation on the criteria for identification and method for monitoring and reporting of ecologically acceptable flow.
Date of text: 19 November 2009

Water Quality and Pollution Control

Control of pollution and quality of freshwater bodies and groundwater; agricultural point and non-point sources of pollution; water quality standards
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 18 July 2012
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 28 May 2008
Regulation on drinking water.
Date of original text: 01 March 2004 (2017)

Groundwater

Freshwater resources located below the surface of the earth; aquifers; groundwater abstraction; well-sinking; boreholes; hydrogeology
Act amending the Waters Act.
Date of text: 28 May 2008
Decree amending the Decree on the state of groundwater.
Date of text: 06 September 2012
Decree on the emission of substances and heat in the discharge of waste water into waters and public sewage system.
Date of text: 23 August 2012

Disaster Resilience

Water-related hazards; flood; drought; water shortage; adaptation to climate change; early warning system/emergency intervention system
Regulation on the detailed plan to reduce flood risk.
Date of text: 28 January 2010
Regulation on the management of flood risks.
Date of text: 04 September 2008

Transboundary Waters

Transboundary effects; international basin institutions; international agreements; transboundary coordination; transboundary aquifers
Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the Danube River (Danube River Protection Convention).
Date of text: 29 June 1994
Protocole dans le cadre de la convention sur la protection des Alpes (convention alpine) sur le règlement des différends, signé à Lucerne le 31 octobre 2000.
Date of text: 31 October 2000
Protocol on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution from land-based sources and activities.
Date of original text: 17 May 1980 (1996)

Policies

Resolution on National Forest Programme.
Date of text: 10 December 2019

Main basins

Krka
Isonzo
San Bartolomeo
Timavo
Drava Basin
Danube