[VD09] Inland bathing water quality
[VD09] Inland bathing water quality
Key message
The quality of inland bathing waters in Slovenia is high, as most are classified as “excellent”, which is better than in the majority of other EU Member States.
Charts
Figure VD09-1: Inland bathing water quality (according to the criteria of the bathing directive or the Decree on bathing water quality management (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 25/08)), Slovenia, 2004-2024
Sources:
Database on bathing water quality, National institute of Public Health (2004–2009), Database on bathing water quality (2010–2024), Slovenian Environment Agency, 2025 (14/10/2025)
| excellent | good or sufficient | poor | Not classified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 14 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 20 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 20 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 17 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
Figure VD09-2: Bathing waters in Dolenjska and Bela krajina and their areas of influence and contribution
Sources:
Slovenian Environment Agency, 2025 (14/10/2025)
Figure VD09-3: Bathing waters in Gorenjska and their areas of influence and contribution
Sources:
Slovenian Environment Agency, 2025 (14/10/2025)
Figure VD09-4: Bathing waters in the Goriška region and their areas of influence and contribution
Sources:
Slovenian Environment Agency, 2025 (14/10/2025)
Methodology
Other sources and literature
- ARSO: Poročila o kakovosti kopalnih voda. Ljubljana, Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor, Agencija RS za okolje. URL: https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/kopalne%20vode/poro%c4%8dila%20in%20%c4%8dlanki/
- Spletno mesto državne uprave s celovitimi informacijami o njenem delovanju in preprostim dostopom do storitev: https://www.gov.si/teme/kopalne-vode/
- NIJZ. Kopanje in zdravje. URL: https://www.nijz.si/sl/podrocja-dela/moje-okolje/kopalna-voda
- Direktiva 2006/7/ES – priloga 2. URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32006L0007&from=EN
- Evropska okoljska agencija, 2024. State of bathing waters. URL: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/maps-and-charts/state-of-bathing-…