Area: Okolje in prostor
Competent authority: MOP, MzI
EZU URL: .nan
Initiative ID: 120
Initiative accepted and completed: '2013-06-28'
Initiative classified in EZU: .nan
Initiative forwarded in response: '2013-05-15'
Initiative published: '2013-05-15'
Initiative submitted: '2013-05-14'
Response from the competent authority: 'RESPONSE from the MoE: The petition makes
  a number of proposals to amend the provisions of the Water Act relating to the procedure
  for granting water consent:- Equalisation of the process of obtaining a water consent
  on the grounds of silence of the authority for both construction and non-construction
  interventions - filling for the purpose of agro-remediation up to a certain threshold
  should be classified as an intervention under section 151(6) of the Water Act.Amendment
  of the sixth paragraph of Article 151a of the Water Act so that project conditions
  or other conditions for intervention do not need to be obtained for facilities which,
  according to the provisions of the Act on the Construction of Structures, are classified
  as simple and uncomplicated facilities, and for other interventions in the spatial
  area which, according to the provisions of the Act on Agricultural Land, are classified
  as agroremediation.Thank you for the submitted petition with the explanation and
  presentation of the specific situation and the specific problem. It is in the interest
  of our Ministry that the procedures for granting the various permits and consents
  are carried out with the least possible burden, both for the parties and for the
  authority granting or deciding on them. In the field of water, the Water Act has
  been amended twice, also for reasons of removing administrative obstacles. In simplifying
  procedures, we are certainly also bound by the general principles of environmental
  and water protection, the protection of other stakeholders in the area and, of course,
  European Union legislation. The water sector in particular is very binding at European
  Union level, both in the area of water quality assurance, environmental impact assessments
  and the water regime. It will not be possible to abolish assessments of non-construction
  interventions completely and to link them directly to the regulations governing
  construction. Under the building regulations, buildings are categorised according
  to their complexity, unfortunately primarily on the basis of statics, and do not
  take into account environmental impact. From an environmental point of view, a purely
  non-construction measure can have a much greater impact on the environment than
  a construction intervention. However, we can certainly agree with your view that
  many procedures could easily be avoided by setting thresholds or interventions in
  advance that do not have a significant environmental impact. The Environment Agency
  has also proposed to remove the obligation to obtain design and other conditions
  for an intervention and to publish general design conditions and design conditions
  for other typical interventions. The work programme of the Government of the Republic
  of Slovenia (at the end of this year) also foresees the preparation of an amendment
  to the Water Act, which also aims at removing administrative burdens in the procedures
  foreseen under this Act.'
Text file: 120.txt
Title: Initiative to amend and supplement the provisions of the Water Act
URL: https://www.stopbirokraciji.gov.si/pobuda/?st=120
