Abstract
This chapter analyses current legal solutions in the field of water governance, focusing on the Polish water protection administration model. In general, water protection issues are regulated in the Water Law Act (WL Act), which constitutes a general law for water protection issues and is supplemented by further legal regulations which comprise specific legal measures of water protection. The great majority of water management control tasks fall within the responsibility of the President of the National Water Management Authority (NWMA) and the directors of the Regional Water Management Boards (RWMBs). Water management takes into consideration the principle of common interests reflected in cooperation between public administration, water users and representatives of local communities to maximise social benefits. The legal issues in water protection and the construction of the WL Act allow the differentiation of three main areas of water management in Poland: water use, water maintenance and water regulation. Keywords:legal regulations; National Water Management Authority (NWMA); Poland; public administration; Water Law Act (WL Act); water management; water protection
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