The influence of new legal regulations on the method of determining the amount of fees for discharging rain water and snow water to water

Abstract

In article was analyzed procedure of determining fees for water services connected with discharging rain water and snow water to water, as a result of the new Water Law, which came into force on the 1st of January 2018. First of all, authors compare the scope of water law permits – connected with the aforementioned matter – issued under the Water Law of 2001 (currently not in force)
to those issued under the new Water Law of 2017 (currently in force since the 1st of January 2018). Authors indicate that – within the new Water Law – water law permit issued before the 31st of December 2017 is the fundamental source of information related to determining fees for discharging rain water and snow water to water. Such situation can lead to interpretational doubts of legal provisions related to the aforementioned matter. Results of the analysis conducted by the authors of this paper
indicate crucial differences within amounts of fees for discharging rain water and snow water, paid by the obliged entities. Such differences result from the method of determining certain amounts of fees and also from the interpretation of the new Water Law and implementing regulations.