Dear Sir or Madam, In the area of the Old Town Centre of Krško, flood protection measures have been implemented with the construction of the Krško Hydroelectric Power Station. A technical inspection was successfully carried out a few months ago and a permit to use the measures was obtained. With the implementation of the measures, the Old Town is no longer at risk of flooding.  At the same time as the flood protection measures are implemented, new flood hazard class maps should be drawn up or corrected and updated in accordance with the current regulation on floodplain interventions where flood protection measures have been implemented. In the absence of such maps, the State or the land-use planning authority (ARSO-WATER) has only the old maps at its disposal, which leads to a ridiculous or absurd situation in this particular case. Despite the fact that the area of the old town centre is now flood-safe with the flood protection measures in place, the Municipality of Krško, which is preparing its own spatial planning act (OPN), has to state in it that the area in question is located in a flood zone. This, of course, brings a number of restrictions and problems for the area, as no development is allowed in flood zones. The competent spatial planning authority (ARSO-WATER) insists on the statement that the area is located in a flood zone, even though they know from their knowledge of the terrain that flooding no longer occurs in the area. Their condition is based on the spatial situation map, which shows, on the basis of the available data (valid flood maps), that the site is located in a flood plain. The argument of the spatial planner is that, although the factual situation is different, the dictum cannot be different in legal terms as long as the flood maps are unrecorded and inconsistent with the factual situation.  Regards!