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“Integrated Water Management “ in the Republic of Bulgaria 2006 to 2008
After Bulgaria became a member of the European Union in January 2007, the country was appointed to meet the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive (hereinafter referred to as “EU-WFD”), which aims at achieving good water status of all the water bodies in the country by the year 2015. EU-WFD sets targets as follows:
| - | Formulation of river basin management plan by 2008 |
| - | Explanation of the plan to the citizens by 2009 |
| - | Submission of the plan to EU, start the implementation of the plan by 2010 |
| - | Realization of improvement of river basin water environment by 2015 |
Under these targets, the Government of Bulgaria begun to implement various plans related to the preparation of river basin management, many years before officially becoming a EU member. These plans included the implementation of a development study for the formulation of river basin management plans with the assistance of the Government of Japan, represented by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In 2006, JICA selected CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd., as the consulting firm for the implementation of the study, having its main objectives as follows:
| 1. | Assist the Bulgarian Government in the implementation of the requirements of EU-WFD that includes: |
| - Explanation of the plan to the citizens by 2009 |
| - Submission of the plan to EU, start the implementation of the plan by 2010 |
| 2. | Transfer technology and conduct training on Integrated Water Management to the counterpart personnel in the course of the Study. |
