Central

State authorities:

• approve the national River Basin Management Plan and the Flood Risk Management Plan and propose relevant legislation and strategies to Parliament,
• adopt the relevant legislation and national strategies, such as the Water Management Strategy,
• facilitate international cooperation, including bilateral cooperation with neighbouring countries and cooperation via international river basin commissions for the Danube and Sava basins,
• exercise overall responsibility for water management, including supervision of Hvatske vode.

Hrvatske vode (Croatian Waters, a national body under the Ministry of Environment and Energy) is the national authority responsible for water management. Its responsible include the following:

• prepare and implement the national River Basin Management Plan, Programme of Measures, Flood Risk Management Plan, water supply plans,
• participate in the drafting of legal and sub-legal acts for water use,
• monitor and assess of groundwater and surface water,
• co-ordinate public participation,
• compile statistical data related to water management,
• provide expert, technical, economic, and legal assistance to municipalities in defining, preparing, and implementing projects.

Regional

• Protect drinking water sources, with local authorities and with prior consent of Hrvatske vode

Local

• Protect drinking water sources, with regional authorities and with prior consent issued by Hrvatske vode,
• Support public consultations for the FRMP and RBMP,
• Implement specific measures set out in the RBMP and FRMP (together with Hrvatske vode),
• Own companies responsible for water supply, sewerage and waste water treatment.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy
• Hrvatske vode

Regional

• Regional authorities – counties (županije)

Local

• Local authorities (općine i gradovi)

Sources

• Assessment of the second River Basin Management Plan of Croatia
• Assessment of the first Flood Risk Management Plan of Croatia
• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy (Water and Sea)
• Croatia: Voluntary National Review of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Implementation
• Waste and Water Management in Croatia (Flanders Investment & Trade Market Survey)
• EurEau, The governance of water services in Europe

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