Matveeva A.A.ON THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE FIELD OF USE AND PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ACTIVITIES OF BASIN COUNCILS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE LOWER VOLGA BASIN ADMINISTRATION)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/nsr.jvolsu.2026.1.3
UDC: 502.14(470.4)
Anna A. Matveeva, Candidate of Sciences (Agriculture), Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Nature Management, Volgograd State University, Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2567-9860
Abstract. The article is devoted to the issues of improving the management of the state apparatus in the field of use and protection of water resources. In the process of scientific research, the author analyzed the structure and powers of executive authorities in the field of protection of water bodies. When implementing national environmental projects in Russia, in particular “Water of Russia,” the long-term perspective is taken into account; however, the developed strategic objectives for the long term require tactical and narrowly planned adjustments. A special role is assigned to the implementation of departmental water protection target programs as an indicator of the effectiveness of activities carried out by local authorities. Each federal body has corresponding basin councils, which include representatives of both executive authorities and departmental structures and representatives of the public sphere. The Nizhnevolzhsky Basin Water Department of the Federal Agency for Water Resources was chosen as the object of the study. The issue related to the improvement of the public administration system in the field of water resources use and water fund management should be aimed at real coordination of the activities of authorities among themselves, not contradicting the functions assigned to these structures. A detailed analysis of the powers of basin water administrations will make it possible to make recommendations to the authorities under study in the context of concluding “Agreements” on cooperation in the vertical hierarchical structure of subordination of federal and regional authorities in the field of water relations. In addition, the conclusions obtained on the results of the water protection and water management measures carried out indicate continuous monitoring of the water bodies of the Nizhnevolzhsky Basin District. The author paid attention to the problem of state regulation in the field of water use in relation to the bodies responsible for territorial administration and basin water management. The need for basin councils to function as a body responsible for consolidating the activities of government bodies and public associations in the field of water resources use and protection is noted.
Key words: water resources, legal support for the protection of water bodies, water resources management, water management, control and supervisory activities, region.
Citation. Matveeva A.A. On the Issue of Improving the System of Public Administration in the Field of Use and Protection of Water Resources Within the Framework of the Activities of Basin Councils (On the Example of the Lower Volga Basin Administration). Prirodnye sistemy i resursy [Natural Systems and Resources], 2026, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 23-29. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/nsr.jvolsu.2026.1.3
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