Legal Status and the Foundation

Public Water Management Company (PWMC) “SRBIJAVODE”, Belgrade was founded according to the Law on Alterations and Amendments of the Law on Waters by merging the three public water management companies: “Dunav”, “Sava” and “Morava” in 1996 and began working on January 1, 1997 (the Law on Waters, “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 46/91 and Alterations and Amendments of the Law, “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 73/91, 80/91, 53/93, 48/94 and 54/96).

PWMC “SRBIJAVODE” has been established with the purpose of executing the activities related to the water resources of the Republic of Serbia and, according to the Law on Waters, it runs state-owned waterworks as goods for general utilization (Article 81).

In mid 2002, based on the Law on the Establishment of Specific Competencies of the Autonomous Province, PWMC “VODE VOJVODINE” was founded with the purpose of executing the activities of water management on the territory of the province of Vojvodina. After reaching the decision to separate parts of the water management centers that operate on the territory of the province, PWMC “SRBIJAVODE” continues to perform its activity on the territory of the Republic of Serbia with the exception of the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

According to the Law on Waters, three water districts have been formed on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, which are: the Danube, the Sava and the Morava Water Districts. According to the Statute of PWMC and in order to perform the activities in the water districts, the following water management centers have been established:

1. PWMC “SRBIJAVODE”, Belgrade, "Sava – Dunav" water management centre, 3, Brodarska Street, Novi Beograd, in charge of the water area of the Sava outside the AP Vojvodina’s territory and of the water area of the Danube outside the AP Vojvodina’s territory;

2. PWMC “SRBIJAVODE”, Belgrade, "Morava" water management centre, 2 Kralja Aleksandra Square, Nis, in charge of the water area of the Velika Morava;