The director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (CIPH) stated that there is no threat to the water supply in Lika, thereby addressing public concerns regarding the quality of drinking water in that part of Croatia. He provided this information during a discussion in the studio of RTL Danas with journalist Dajan Šošić, where he detailed the results of the analyses conducted.
Citing that the sample of cabbage was taken 30 metres from the waste, and citing a report by the State Attorney’s Office (DORH) regarding the water located below that waste, he noted that all previous results indicate that the drinking water in the Lika-Senj County is healthy. The director of the CIPH personally stated that he would drink water from that system.
The monitoring of drinking water in Croatia consists of three levels. The first level is conducted by the water supplier, the water utility or municipal company, based on a risk assessment, with results publicly available on the local water utility’s website. The second level consists of state monitoring conducted by the Ministry of Health and the CIPH, which has shown that the water is completely healthy.
The water meets all parameters of the Water Act for human consumption and the regulations determining the concentrations of various substances present in the water. The third level of control is conducted by the State Inspectorate through official inspections. The monitoring defines the locations where samples are taken, including springs, locations on the network, outlet points, and private homes.
In the current year, 159 minor inspections were carried out, and water was sampled 13 times at all seven spring locations. These data further confirm the stability of the water quality in the region and its compliance with prescribed standards.
