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    Water: From the Source to the Outflow
    Water: From the Source to the Outflow
    Water: From the Source to the Outflow
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    Water: From the Source to the Outflow

    By Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

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    Water is a natural good, a renewable natural resource and a prerequisite for life on Earth. Slovenia is rich in water resources, although they are not equally distributed. Water statistics can help assess the state of waters and our water management.
    In a comprehensive way the publication presents information of water resources in Slovenia and the way they are managed. It brings data on water resources, the state of waters in Slovenia, water supply and use, and treatment of waste water. A special emphasis is put on investment in water management. The story of water concludes with an overview of the most important emphases.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStatistični urad Republike Slovenije
    Release dateMar 31, 2014
    ISBN9789612392949
    Water: From the Source to the Outflow
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    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia is the main producer and co-ordinator of carrying out programs of statistical surveys. In addition to linking and co-ordinating the statistical system, its most important tasks include international co-operation, determining methodological and classification standards, anticipating users' needs, collection, processing and dissemination of data, and taking care of data confidentiality.

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      Water - Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

      Water – from the source to the outflow

      Original title: Voda – od izvira do izpusta

      mag. Mojca Žitnik

      Saša Čuček

      Metka Pograjc

      Author of info graphics: Peter Polončič Ruparčič

      Cover photo: SOkol, ARSO

      Translated by Boris Panič

      Published by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

      on Smashwords

      The publication is available at www.stat.si/eng/pub.asp

      Information provided by the Information Centre

      phone: + 386 1 241 64 04

      e-mail: info.stat@gov.si

      CIP - Kataložni zapis o publikaciji

      Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica, Ljubljana

      626/628(497.4)(0.034.2)

      311:626/628(497.4)(0.034.2)

      ŽITNIK, Mojca, 1970-

            Water - from the source to the outflow [Elektronski vir] / [authors Mojca Žitnik, Saša Čuček, Metka Pograjc ; author of info graphics Peter Polončič Ruparčič]. - El. knjiga. - Ljubljana : Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2014

      Prevod dela: Voda - od izvira do izpusta

      ISBN 978-961-239-294-9 (ePub)

      1. Gl. stv. nasl. 2. Čuček, Saša 3. Pograjc, Metka

      272951552

      Issued and published by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Litostrojska cesta 54 – © SURS – Use and publication of data is allowed provided the source is acknowledged – ISBN 978-961-239-294-9

      FOREWORD

      Water is a renewable natural resource. It is a prerequisite for life on Earth. Slovenia has a lot of water, but this wealth is not equally distributed; neither in space nor in time. With the looming climate change, water resources are perhaps our most important strategic resource. With increased pressures on the environment and thus also on water resources, we must be aware of the current state of water and our water management to be able to understand and appropriately assess the quality and availability of

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