Q1. Country:
Croatia
Q2. Partner name:
Faculty of Civil Engineering – University of Rijeka
Q3. PARTNER – Final Beneficiary No.:
FB 8
Q4. Reporting country (1) (cross-border country (1) )
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Q5. Reporting country (2) (cross-border country (2) )
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Q6. Estimated number of CBWSS (active)(Number and name of the CBWSS):
(1) Water supply system of Liburnija and hinterland (Liburnijske vode d.o.o. (old name: Komunalac d.o.o. Opatija) – JP Komunala Ilirska Bistrica d.o.o.),
(2) Water supply network – Slovenia (OKP Rogaška Slatina d.o.o. – Humkom d.o.o.)
Q7. Estimated number of CBWSS (inactive – ceased to operate)(Number and name of the CBWSS):
(1) For water supply of Klana (CRO), water was delivered from Ilirska Bistrica.
(2) Until the year 1995, about 60 houses in Croatian settlement Banfi (Municipality Štrigova) were connected to Slovenian WSS. A new WSS was built for these households, and in 1995 connection to WSS managed by Međimurske vode d.o.o. was enabled, with supply of drinking water from water wells Nedelišće (in Međimurje, CRO).
Q8. Potential development of CB WSS(Number and name of the CBWSS):
(1) Međimurske vode d.o.o. Čakovec (CRO) delivering water to Komunalno podjetje Ormož d.o.o. (SLO).
Q4. Between country – water coming from (origin country (1)) and
Slovenia
Q5. Country (2) – water supplied to (delivered):
Croatia
Q6. Water supply system name (English):
Water supply network – Slovenia
Q7. Water supply system name (Country 1):
Vodovodno omrežje – Slovenija
Q8. Water supply system name (Country 2):
Vodovodna mreža – Slovenija
Q9. Date/year established cross-border water supply:
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Q10. Management of origin side of the WSS:
OKP Rogaška Slatina d.o.o., http://www.okp.si/
Q11. Management of delivery side of the WSS:
Humkom d.o.o., http://www.humkom.hr/
Q12. Amount of water supplied (as per contract/agreement):
cca 15000 m3 per year
Q13. General nature of the CBWS – emergency water supply, peak water supply, permanent water supply:
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Q14. Existing legal framework for the CBWS:
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Q15. Top level CBWS management body (if mutually defined):
Stalna hrvatsko-slovenska komisija za vodno gospodarstvo;
Stalna slovensko-hrvaška komisija za vodno gospodarstvo
(Permanent Croatian-Slovenian Commission for Water Management)
Q16. Origin country reference body for the management body:
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Sector for Water Managment (SLO)
Q17. Delivery country reference body for the CBWS management body.
Ministry of Agriculture, Direction for Water Management (CRO)
Q18. Legal framework management – Contract party meetings (annual, even more frequent):
No.
Q19. Issues addressed on the local level:
No.
Q20. Issues addressed on the regional level:
No.
Q21. Issues addressed on the state level:
Stalna hrvatsko-slovenska komisija za vodno gospodarstvo (Permanent Croatian-Slovenian Commission for Water Management).
This Commission held 10 meetings so far, and the last one was held in Zagreb 27.-28.03.2014.
Q22. Legal option to increase maximum annual entitlement?
With construction of water supply network on Croatian side, water delivery from OKP will be ended.
Q23. Minimum amount of water delivery defined?
No.
Q24. Which is the body assigned by the contract for the resolution of disputes?
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Q25. Ownership of the cross-border infrastructure:
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Q26. Are the water rights on the water resource assigned to the cross-border partner? In which way?
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Q27. Termination of the water delivery of contract
It is unlimited.
Q28 Minimal water consumption legally defined?
No.
Q29. Is the legal heritage of the systems resolved
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Q30. Is the water price(charge) composed by different components?
Yes.
Q31. How is the pricing mechanism defined (water charges):
Legislation (CRO): Water Act (Zakon o vodama), Water Management Financing Law (Zakon o financiranju vodnoga gospodarstva).
Q32. Are the minimal charges foreseen? – Fixed charges, full for empty:
Yes.
Q33. Is the non-payment procedure regulated by the contract?
Yes.
Q34. Is there a special tariff (surcharge) for the excessive water supply?
No.
Q35. Insurance cost covered – insurance cost tariff, insurance model foreseen by the contract:
Yes.
Q36. Depreciaton of the infrastructure, investment/maintenance plans agreed ? (amortizacija, ammortamento):
No.
Q37. Penalties for unfulfilment of contractual obligations?
Yes.
Q38. Is the mutual inspection of records/book-keeping established? (due dilligence approach):
Yes.
Q39. General assessment of the CB WSS economics :
/
Q40. Payment statistics for the last 5 years:
See the last question in this questionnaire.
Q41. Other:
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Q42. Measurement of water delivered:
With water meter.
Q43. Is continuity of water supply – intermittent water supply an issue?
Yes.
Q44. Agreed water quality issues:
Legislation:
(1) Drinking Water Directive (Direktiva o kakvoći vode za piće) which defines parameters, frequency etc.
Croatia:
(1) Regulation on drinking water sanitary correctness (Pravilnik o zdravstvenoj ispravnosti vode za piće),
(2) Rules on compliance parameters and methods of analysis of water for human consumption (Pravilnik o parametrima sukladnosti i metodama analize vode za ljudsku potrošnju),
(3) Water Act (Zakon o vodama), 17.12.2009.
Q45. Water quality monitoring jointly controlled/verified:
Yes.
Q46. Temperature regulated by the contract?
No.
Q47. Pressure regulated by the contract?
No.
Q48. Cross – border profile management:
Yes.
Q49. Construction of project facilities:
No.
Q50. Is the daily dynamics of water demand/supply an issue ?
No.
Q51. Is the seasonal dynamics of water demand/supply an issue ?
No.
Q52. Management of water losses – are water losses in the supply, uptake side an issue?
/
Q53. Is the water availability/demand an issue on supply country or demand country side?
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Q54. Transitional phenomena an issue?
No.
Q55. Other technical issues?
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Q56. Long term planning mechanisms established?
No. It is planned to supply Hum na Sutli and Zagorska sela with water from Croatian springs.
Q57. LIASON OFFICERS DETERMINED? Communication process determined and functioning?
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Q58. Joint supervision of the Water Supply System?
No.
Q59. Joint management of the water resource?
Only supplier manages the water resource.
Q60. Contingency plans existing?
No.
Q61. Main problems identified:
There are no problems.
Q62. Other comments:
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Q63. Vision:
No. It is planned to supply Hum na Sutli and Zagorska sela with water from Croatian springs.
Q64. Do you consider that the legal framework for the CB WSS is adequate, or under-defined:
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Q65. Do you consider that the economic framework for the CB WS is adequate, or under-defined:
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Q66. Do you consider that the technical framework for the CB WS is adequate, or under-defined:
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Q67. How would you assess general perception of the cross border water supply in public?
There is no mistrust in the relationship.
Q68. Provide in the attachment shp file of the existing water supply network:
There is no shp file (it is old part of water supply network which is not recorded).
Q69. Provide documents on general state-level framework for the cross-border water supply:
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Q70. Specific delivery contract:
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Q71. Regulations, technical documentation:
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Q72. Statistics on the water supplied and payments provided for the last five years:
Not provided.
Q4. Between country – water coming from (origin) and:
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Q5. Country (2) – water supplied to (delivered):
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Q6. Water supply system name (English):
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Q7. Water supply system name (Country 1):
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Q8. Water supply system name (Country 2):
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Q9. Management of origin side of the WSS:
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Q10. Management of delivery side of the WSS:
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Q11. Amount of water supplied (as per contract/agreement):
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Q12. General nature of the CBWS – emergency water supply, peak water supply, permanent water supply:
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Q13. General description of the nature of the necessity:
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Q14. Status of the preparation of the technical/legal/economics and other documents:
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Q15. Potential date of construction (estimated if possible):
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Q16. Describe recognized limitations inhibiting the development of potential CBWSS:
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