Regulation No. 35 of 2019 of Minister of the Environment of Estonia on Content of the River Basin Water Monitoring Program, Principles, Methods and Methodology for the Development of the Water Monitoring Program and Implementation Requirements.

This Regulation, based on the provisions of paragraph 53 (5) of the Water Act, specifies the content of river basin water monitoring programs, including requirements for monitoring surface and groundwater and areas in need of protection specified in subsection 36 (1) of the Water Act, principles, methods and methodology for preparation of water monitoring programs and implementation requirements. This Regulation applies to the water monitoring program of a river basin district and a part of a transboundary river basin district located in Estonia. For the purposes of this Regulation, monitoring of surface water includes monitoring of inland watercourses and stagnant water bodies, coastal waters and monitoring of chemical status also in the territorial sea. The Regulation consists of four chapters: General provisions (1); Monitoring of surface water bodies and the territorial sea (2); Monitoring of groundwater bodies (3); and Requirements for quality assurance of river basin water monitoring (4). The Regulation, among others, also provides for surveillance of surface water bodies and the territorial sea; operational monitoring of surface water bodies and the territorial sea; additional monitoring of surface water bodies and territorial sea research and additional monitoring of surface water bodies located in areas in need of protection; monitoring the quantitative status of groundwater bodies; monitoring of the chemical status of groundwater bodies; and additional monitoring of groundwater bodies in areas in need of protection.