Summary:

Water Framework Directive 2000/60/WE of 23 October establishing  a framework for community action in the field of water policy is the result of  extensive works of European communities aiming at better water protection. It obliges the member states to rationally use and protect water resources according to the rules of sustainable development. The Barycz river basin is one of the twelve bilans river basins on the area of the Regional Water Management Authority in Wroclaw. It is characterised by the richness of landscapes and biodiversity. Pond industry has developed on its area. At the same time farm ponds are unique bird sites for many species. The conducted analysis of the implementation of Water Framework Directive in the Barycz river basin embraces all the stages of actions conducted from the moment of Poland's accession to the European Union. Based on the results of the analysis it was stated that all the actions connected with the implementation of Water Framework Directive in the Barycz river basin were conducted in compliance with the approved schedule. The analysis shows that the whole area of the Barycz river basin is at risk of not achieving the environmental aims of the directive in 2015.