Summary:

From several years in Poland last studies related with Water Framework Directive implementation (WFD) or Directive 2000/60/WE. All of these studies aim to develop river basin management plans for river basin districts, in this areas of international river basin districts. The time horizon is the year 2015, till when multi-purpose water bodies (according to the art. 2 point 10 WFD) should reach good status. According to WFD and Water Law records among elements, and practically stages aiming to develop river basin management plans, is to indicate main issues of water management (IP). The half-year consultation process, called IP review currently last in Poland. On the questions, what are main water management issues in the WFD understanding and what form will they reach in the first planning cycle in Poland, this report tried to answer. The base for analysis were studies from years 2004–2006 for the “Upper Vistula” pilot river basin and actually being performed “Main water management issues review for the river basin districts”.