Establishment of protection zones

Where you can sort this out:

Plzeňská 134, Příbram I (Natura Building), 1st floor, Environment Department

Basic information:

Water source protection: To protect the yield, quality and safety of groundwater or surface water sources used or suitable for use in the supply of drinking water with an average annual abstraction of more than 10,000 m³, and of groundwater sources for the production of bottled baby water or spring water, the the water authority establishes protection zones by means of a measure of a general nature. The establishment of protection zones is always in the public interest.

Time limit for processing:

Within 60 days, or within 90 days in particularly complex cases, from the commencement of proceedings.

Form: where to obtain it:

A hard copy of the application form can be obtained from the Department of the Environment and on the town’s website.

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Legislation governing the procedure:

• Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative Procedure Code
• Act No. 254/2001 Coll., on Water
• Decree No. 183/2018 Coll., on the requirements for decisions and other measures of the water authority and on documents to be submitted to the water authority

Requirements for the application:

Under the Water Act:

Section 30a
(1) A proposal for the designation of a water source protection zone shall, in addition to the general requirements for submissions under the Code of Administrative Procedure, contain basic information on the proposed water source protection zone, its extent and purpose, including a justification for specific protective measures.
(2) The proposal shall
include a) a description and technical data on the water source and water abstraction from it, a characterisation of the area of the proposed protection zones in relation to the hydrological catchment or hydrogeological region of the water source, an analysis of risks to the yield, quality or public health safety of the water source, and a proposal for the establishment of protection zones together with a justification thereof;
b) a record of detailed measurements of changes, including the geometric and positional definition of the protection zone, where its boundaries do not coincide with the boundaries of parcels on the cadastral map,
c) a list of immovable properties by municipality and cadastral area, specifying the parcel numbers on which the proposed protection zone, or zones where applicable,
is to be established, d) a licence for the construction of a waterworks and a licence for the use of a waterworks, if an existing waterworks is to be affected by the protection zone,
(e) a permit for the management of surface water or groundwater, where such water is to be affected by the protection zone, provided that the permit was issued by a water authority other than the one competent to establish the protection zone,
f) the opinion of the river basin manager; and
g) the statement of the relevant watercourse manager, where a watercourse is to be affected by the protection zone.