CZECH WATER
February 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has welcomed the introduction of river basin management systems of water resources in the Czech Republic, a key requirement of the European Union's (EU) water framework directive. This legislation has proved challenging for existing EU Member States, let alone countries joining the EU in May, such as the Czech Republic. So a note welcomed its "acceleration" in implementing the management of drinking water supplies on the basis of hydrological watersheds, rather than arbitrary administrative boundaries. Brussels has helped ...
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