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In addition, the disposal of sewage sludge produced as a by-product of waste water treatment and the role of the Commission in the area of waste water were also looked at. 
Poleg tega sta bila obravnavana tudi odlaganje blata, ki nastaja v čistilnih napravah kot stranski proizvod, in vloga Komisije na področju odpadne vode.
The Court concluded that, in general, Structural Measures have contributed to an improvement in waste water treatment in the four Member States audited. 
Sodišče je prišlo do zaključka, da so strukturni ukrepi na splošno prispevali k izboljšanju čiščenja odpadnih voda v štirih revidiranih državah članicah.
Overall, treatment plants co-financed by Structural Measures were performing adequately. 
Na splošno so čistilne naprave, sofinancirane iz strukturnih ukrepov, delovale ustrezno.
However, some were found to be operating below capacity and in a minority of cases EU requirements were not met with regard to effluent quality. 
Vendar je bilo za nekatere ugotovljeno, da so obratovale pod svojimi zmogljivostmi, v manjšem številu primerov pa niso bile izpolnjene zahteve EU glede kakovosti odplak.
9 V. The Court found that more attention needed to be paid to ensuring that treatment plants are adequately connected to the sewage network and that the industrial waste water received by plants has been pre-treated as required. 
9 V. Sodišče je ugotovilo, da bi bilo treba nameniti več pozornosti zagotavljanju, da so čistilne naprave primerno priključene na kanalizacijsko omrežje in da je tehnološka odpadna voda, ki prihaja vanje, ustrezno predhodno prečiščena.
Concerning sewage sludge, the Court concluded that the majority of co-financed treatment plants, in the four Member States audited, disposed of sludge according to EU-encouraged methods of reuse; although a minority had chosen less sustainable non-reuse methods. 
V zvezi z blatom iz čistilnih naprav je Sodišče ugotovilo, da je večina sofinanciranih čistilnih naprav v štirih revidiranih državah članicah blato odlagala v skladu z metodami ponovne uporabe, ki se spodbujajo v EU, čeprav se jih je nekaj odločilo za manj trajnostne metode, ki ne zajemajo ponovne uporabe.
In addition the Court identified some aspects with regard to monitoring of sludge disposal which could be improved. 
Poleg tega je Sodišče pri spremljanju odlaganja blata opredelilo nekatere vidike, ki bi jih bilo mogoče izboljšati.
The current Sewage Sludge Directive dates from 1986 and therefore does not contain advances in the field made since then. 
Sedanja direktiva o blatu iz čistilnih naprav je iz leta 1986, zato ne zajema novejšega napredka na tem področju.
Any revision of the directive should take into account all costs and all benefits of proposed new measures and potential impact on other EU policies. 
Pri morebitni spremembi direktive bi bilo treba upoštevati vse stroške in koristi predlaganih novih ukrepov ter morebiten vpliv na druge politike EU.
As regards the role of the Commission, the Court is of the opinion that there could be more consistency in its review of grant applications, which would be facilitated through the development of internal guidelines and checklists for use in the appraisal process. 
Kar zadeva vlogo Komisije, Sodišče meni, da bi bila lahko bolj dosledna pri pregledovanju vlog za subvencije, kar bi lahko olajšali z oblikovanjem notranjih smernic in kontrolnih seznamov za postopek ocenjevanja.
Furthermore, the Court noted that there is a need for a better monitoring of outcomes by the Commission when examining final reports before any payment of the funding balance. 
Sodišče je poleg tega opazilo, da bi morala Komisija bolje spremljati rezultate pri preučevanju končnih poročil pred vsakršnim izplačilom preostanka financiranja.
Appropriate follow-up action should be taken with regard to the non-provision of required information or non-achievement of anticipated results. 
Če ji ne bi bile predložene zahtevane informacije ali pričakovani rezultati ne bi bili doseženi, bi morala sprejeti ustrezne ukrepe.
X. Finally, the Court considered that maintaining the good ecological status of water bodies requires a stronger emphasis on the EU environmental principles of ’the polluter pays’ and pollution reduction at source. Special Report No 3/2009 — The effectiveness of Structural Measures spending on waste water treatment for the 1994–99 and 2000–06 programme periods 
X. Kot zadnje je Sodišče menilo, da je za ohranjanje dobrega ekološkega stanja voda nujen večji poudarek na okoljskih načelih EU, da „plača povzročitelj obremenitve“ in da je treba onesnaževanje zmanjšati pri viru. Posebno poročilo št. 3/2009 – Uspešnost porabe iz strukturnih ukrepov za čiščenje odpadne vode za programski obdobji 1994–1999 in 2000–2006
10 INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUND 1. 
10 UVOD OKOLJSKO OZADJE 1.
According to the Treaty, the Community shall contribute to preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, damage should be rectified at source and that the polluter pays1. 
Skladno s Pogodbo Skupnost prispeva k ohranjanju, varstvu in izboljšanju kakovosti okolja na temelju previdnostnega načela in načel, da je treba delovati preventivno, da je treba okoljsko škodo prednostno odpravljati pri viru in da mora plačati povzročitelj obremenitve1.
Urban agglomerations’ waste water and sewage sludge can affect the quality of Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters, as well as its soils. 
Odpadne vode in blato iz čistilnih naprav mestnih aglomeracij lahko vplivajo na kakovost evropskih jezer, rek, obalnih voda, tal in podtalnice.
The key relevant EU legislative instruments in the field are: (a) the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive2 requiring Member States to ensure that, by 31 December 2000 or by 31 December 2005 depending on the size of the agglomeration concerned, all agglomerations be provided with collecting systems for urban waste water which should be subject to at least secondary treatment and tertiary treatment in the case of sensitive areas. 
Najpomembnejši zakonodajni instrumenti EU na tem področju so: (a) direktiva o čiščenju komunalne vode2, po kateri morajo države članice do 31. decembra 2000 ali do 31. decembra 2005, odvisno od velikosti aglomeracije, za vse aglomeracije zagotoviti kanalizacijske sisteme za komunalno odpadno vodo, ki bi morala iti skozi vsaj sekundarno, na občutljivih območjih pa tudi terciarno čiščenje.
Appropriate urban waste water treatment aims at monitoring and reducing to acceptable levels organic and inorganic pollutants including those potentially causing the eutrophication of nearby water bodies or posing health risks for bathers frequenting these waters; the directive also provides for the reuse of sludge arising from waste water treatment3; (b) the Sewage Sludge Directive4 which specifies rules for the sampling and analysis of sludge and soil and sets limits for concentrations and maximum annual quantities of heavy metals which may be introduced into soil. 
Cilj ustreznega čiščenja komunalnih voda je spremljanje in doseganje sprejemljivih ravni organskih in neorganskih onesna-ževal, vključno s tistimi, ki lahko povzročajo evtrofikacijo bližnjih voda ali pomenijo tveganje za zdravje kopalcev v njih; direktiva predvideva tudi ponovno uporabo blata iz čistilnih naprav3; (b) direktiva o blatu iz čistilnih naprav4, ki določa pravila za vzorčenje in analizo blata in tal ter omejitve koncentracij in največjih letnih količin težkih kovin, ki se lahko vnesejo v tla.
The directive aims at regulating and encouraging the use of sewage sludge in agriculture in such a way as to avoid harm to vegetation, animals or humans; (c) the Water Framework Directive5 which concerns the safeguarding and monitoring of the quality of river basin waters and their ecosystems. 
Njen namen je ureditev in spodbujanje takšne uporabe blata iz čistilnih naprav v kmetijstvu, ki ne bi škodovala rastlinju, živalim ali ljudem; (c) okvirna direktiva o vodah5, ki zadeva varovanje in spremljanje kakovosti povodij in njihovih ekosistemov.
This Directive required the establishment of classification systems and a monitoring network by 2006, the publication of river basin management plans in 2009 and, as a rule, the attainment of environmental objectives by 2015. 
Ta direktiva je zahtevala vzpostavitev sistemov razvrščanja in mreže za spremljanje do leta 2006, pripravo načrtov za upravljanje povodij v letu 2009 in praviloma doseganje okoljskih ciljev do leta 2015.
1 Article 174 of the consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Community (OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 
1 Člen 174 prečiščene različice Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti (UL C 325, 24.12.2002, str.
2 Council Directive 91/271/EEC. 
2 Direktiva Sveta 91/271/EGS.
3 Article 14 of Directive 91/271/EEC. 
3 Člen 14 Direktive 91/271/EGS.
4 Council Directive 86/278/EEC. 
4 Direktiva Sveta 86/278/EGS.
5 Directive 2000/60/EC of the Parliament and of the Council. 
5 Direktiva 2000/60/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta.
A brief overview of the process of waste water treatment and sludge disposal is provided in a diagram entitled ‘Urban Waste Water Treatment Environment’, together with accompanying explanations in the Annex. 
Postopek čiščenja odpadne vode in odlaganja blata je skupaj z ustreznimi razlagami na kratko predstavljen v diagramu z naslovom „Okolje čiščenja komunalne odpadne vode“ v Prilogi.
According to the ‘Sixth Community Environment Action Programme’6, the management of waste water is an EU priority for the period 2002–12. 
V skladu s šestim okoljskim akcijskim programom Skupnosti6 je upravljanje odpadne vode prednostna naloga EU v obdobju 2002–2012.
EU GOVERNANCE AND COFINANCING 5. 
UPRAVLJANJE IN SOFINANCIRANJE EU 5.
Environmental protection is an area of shared competence between the Member States and the Community, and therefore any action taken by the Community should be in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity7. 
Varstvo okolja je področje, kjer si države članice in Skupnost delijo pristojnost, zato mora biti vsak ukrep Skupnosti skladen z načelom subsidiarnosti7.
Directives on the environment apply across the Union. 
Direktive o okolju se uporabljajo po vsej Uniji.
Compliance with their provisions can require investment projects which vary according to the level of waste water treatment required by the environmental situation of the water bodies where the effluent is discharged and by the type of equipment necessary (pumping stations, sludge dryers, etc.). 
Za skladnost z njihovimi določbami so lahko potrebni investicijski projekti, ki se razlikujejo glede na stopnjo čiščenja odpadne vode, ki jo zahteva okoljsko stanje vodnih teles, v katere se izpuščajo odplake, in glede na vrsto potrebne opreme (črpališča, sušilnice blata itd.).
They can vary from less than 10 million euro for a small agglomeration to more than 200 million euro for a major urban centre, with the cost per capita declining with the size of the plant due to economies of scale (see Textbox 1). 
Segajo lahko od manj kot 10 milijonov EUR za manjšo aglomeracijo do več kot 200 milijonov EUR za večje mestno središče, strošek na prebivalca pa se z velikostjo čistilne naprave zmanjšuje zaradi ekonomije obsega (glej Okvir 1).
6 Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 
1600/2002/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 22. julija 2002 o šestem okoljskem akcijskem programu Skupnosti (UL L 242, 10.9.2002, str.
7 Article 5 of the consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Community says: ‘only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of effects of the proposed action, be better achieved by the Community’. 
7 Člen 5 prečiščene različice Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti pravi: „le če in kolikor države članice ne morejo zadovoljivo doseči ciljev predlaganih ukrepov in jih torej zaradi obsega ali učinkov predlaganih ukrepov laže doseže Skupnost“.
11 TEXTBOX 1 EXAMPLES OF CO-FINANCED PROJECTS VISITED BY THE COURT In Spain, a project was co-financed by the Cohesion Fund to serve four villages with a population of 10 000 inhabitants. 
11 OKVIR 1 PRIMERI SOFINANCIRANIH PROJEKTOV, KI JIH JE OBISKALO SODIŠČE V Španiji je bil iz Kohezijskega sklada sofinanciran projekt za oskrbo štirih vasi z 10 000 prebivalci.
It included an urban waste water treatment plant providing secondary and tertiary level of treatment, 18 kilometres of pipes and six pumping stations. 
Obsegal je komunalno čistilno napravo s sekundarnim in terciarnim čiščenjem, 18 kilometrov cevi in šest črpališč.
The cost of the project was 5,5 million euro, with an EU grant of 4,3 million euro. 
Strošek projekta je bil 5,5 milijona EUR, donacija EU pa je znašala 4,3 milijona EUR.
In Portugal, the cost of a new treatment plant co-financed by the Cohesion Fund was 22,8 million euro. 
Na Portugalskem je nova čistilna naprava, financirana iz Kohezijskega sklada, stala 22,8 milijona EUR.
This plant, designed to serve a population of 250 000 inhabitants with a secondary level of treatment and disinfection of the water, received an EU grant of 19,4 million euro. 
Zagotavljala naj bi sekundarno čiščenje in dezinfekcijo vode za 250 000 prebivalcev, prejela pa je donacijo EU v višini 19,4 milijona EUR.
In Greece, the Cohesion Fund co-financed a substantial upgrading of a treatment plant for a city of 3,7 million inhabitants from that of simple primary to secondary and tertiary treatment. 
V Grčiji je Kohezijski sklad sofinanciral precejšnjo nadgradnjo čistilne naprave za mesto s 3,7 milijona prebivalcev s preprostega primarnega na sekundarno in terciarno čiščenje.
The cost of the project was 202,2 million euro, with an EU grant of 135,0 million euro. Special Report No 3/2009 — The effectiveness of Structural Measures spending on waste water treatment for the 1994–99 and 2000–06 programme periods 
Strošek projekta je bil 202,2 milijona EUR, donacija EU pa je znašala 135,0 milijona EUR. Posebno poročilo št. 3/2009 – Uspešnost porabe iz strukturnih ukrepov za čiščenje odpadne vode za programski obdobji 1994–1999 in 2000–2006
Costs for the construction of treatment plants are eligible for Structural Measures assistance. 
Stroški gradnje čistilnih naprav so upravičeni do pomoči iz strukturnih ukrepov.
In Objective 1 regions the level of grant may attain 85 %8. 
V regijah iz Cilja 1 lahko raven donacije doseže 85 %8.
EU financial support totalled 10,6 billion euro for the 2000–06 programme period9, with four Member States (Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland) accounting for more than 50 % of expenditure. 
Finančna pomoč EU je v programskem obdobju 2000–2006 skupno znašala 10,6 milijarde EUR9, več kot 50 % odhodkov pa je bilo namenjenih štirim državam članicam (Španiji, Portugalski, Grčiji in Irski).
A total of 13,9 billion euro is allocated for the 2007–13 programme period, with the 12 new EU Member States accounting for 9,1 billion euro. 
Za programsko obdobje 2007–2013 je dodeljeno skupaj 13,9 milijarde EUR, od tega naj bi 12 novih držav članic EU prejelo 9,1 milijarde EUR.
Two Directorates-General in the European Commission have a significant role in the approval and follow-up of waste water and sewage sludge treatment projects: Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV) and Directorate-General for Regional Policy (DG REGIO). 
Pomembno vlogo pri odobritvi in spremljanju izvajanja projektov za čiščenje odpadne vode in blata iz njih imata dva generalna direktorata Evropske komisije: Generalni direktorat za okolje (GD ENV) in Generalni direktorat za regionalno politiko (GD REGIO).
DG ENV is responsible for EU environmental policy in the field of waste water treatment. 
GD ENV je pristojen za okoljsko politiko EU na področju čiščenja odpadne vode.
It is required to follow up the performance of treatment plants in terms of the quality of water discharged and the disposal of sludge, and also to launch infringement procedures when required. 
Spremljati mora delovanje čistilnih naprav, kar zadeva kakovost izpuščene vode in odlaganje blata iz njih, ter po potrebi uvesti postopke za ugotavljanje kršitev.
DG REGIO is responsible for the EU budget in the area of regional policy through shared management with Member States. 
GD REGIO je pristojen za proračun EU na področju regionalne politike po načelu deljenega upravljanja z državami članicami.
Treatment plants are co-financed under this policy through two financial instruments: the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF10. 
Čistilne naprave se v okviru te politike sofinancirajo prek dveh finančnih instrumentov: Kohezijskega sklada in ESRR10.
The Commission examines all applications in respect of Cohesion Fund projects and ERDF major projects11 submitted by Member States, to ensure that they have been completed correctly and are in compliance with EU directives. 
Komisija preuči vse vloge za projekte Kohezijskega sklada in velike projekte ESRR,11 ki jih vložijo države članice, in preveri, ali so pravilno izpolnjene in skladne z direktivami EU.
Guidance intended to aid Member States with their submission of applications for assistance is provided by the Commission in its ‘Guide to the Cohesion Fund 2000–06’. 
Komisija je v pomoč državam članicam pri oddajanju vlog za pomoč pripravila dokument „Vodnik po Kohezijskem skladu 2000–2006“.
DG REGIO’s role is to examine the quality of the individual projects to be financed, consulting other Directorates-General as necessary (particularly DG ENV). 
Vloga GD REGIO je preveriti kakovost posameznih projektov za financiranje, po potrebi v posvetu z drugimi generalnimi direktorati (zlasti GD ENV).
8 Objective 1 promotes the development and structural adjustment of regions whose development was lagging behind the average (per capita GDP less than 75 % of the EU average). 
8 Cilj 1 spodbuja razvoj in strukturno prilagoditev regij, katerih razvoj zaostaja za povprečjem (BDP na prebivalca manjši od 75 % povprečja EU).
Two thirds of Structural Fund operations were related to Objective 1 with almost 20 % of the Union’s total population concerned by this Objective. 
Dve tretjini ukrepov strukturnih skladov sta se nanašali na Cilj 1, vključeval pa je skoraj 20 % vsega prebivalstva v Uniji.
For the programme period 2000–06, the maximum rate of grant in these regions is 75 % for ERDF projects and 85 % for Cohesion Fund projects. 
V programskem obdobju 2000– 2006 je najvišja raven donacije v teh regijah znašala 75 % za projekte ESRR in 85 % za projekte Kohezijskega sklada.
9 Information is not available at the Commission for the programme period 1994–99 as data concerning the ERDF were, for that period, only available at Member State level. 
9 Komisija nima podatkov za programsko obdobje 1994–1999, saj so bili podatki o ESRR za to obdobje na voljo samo na ravni držav članic.
10 The co-financing of treatment plants was also approved for the candidate countries under the Pre-Accession Structural Instrument (ISPA). 
10 Sofinanciranje čistilnih naprav je bilo odobreno tudi za države kandidatke po predpristopnem strukturnem instrumentu (ISPA).
These projects were converted into Cohesion Fund projects at the time of the accession. 
Ti projekti so bili ob pristopu preoblikovani v projekte Kohezijskega sklada.
11 For the 1994–99 programme period, ‘major projects’ were ‘those the total cost of which taken into account in determining the amount of Community assistance is, as a general rule, greater than ECU 25 million for infrastructure investments or greater than ECU 15 million for productive investments’. 
11 V programskem obdobju 1994–1999 so bili „veliki projekti“ opredeljeni kot „projekti, pri katerih skupni strošek, ki se upošteva pri določanju zneska pomoči Skupnosti, praviloma presega 25 milijonov ECU pri naložbah v infrastrukturo ali 15 milijonov ECU pri naložbah v proizvodne zmogljivosti“.
For the 2000–06 programme period, the definition of ‘major projects’ covered projects ‘whose total cost taken into account in determining the contribution of the Funds exceeded 50 million euro’. 
V programskem obdobju 2000– 2006 so bili kot „veliki projekti“ opredeljeni projekti „katerih skupni strošek, ki se upošteva pri določanju prispevka skladov, presega 50 milijonov EUR“.
For the period 2007–13, the threshold for environmental projects is 25 million euro. 12 Special Report No 3/2009 — The effectiveness of Structural Measures spending on waste water treatment for the 1994–99 and 2000–06 programme periods 
V obdobju 2007–2013 je prag za okoljske projekte 25 milijonov EUR. 12 Posebno poročilo št. 3/2009 – Uspešnost porabe iz strukturnih ukrepov za čiščenje odpadne vode za programski obdobji 1994–1999 in 2000–2006
The decision to co-finance a project establishes the amount granted and the conditions which must be satisfied. 
V sklepu o sofinanciranju projekta so določeni dodeljeni znesek in pogoji, ki morajo biti izpolnjeni.
After completion of Cohesion Fund projects, in order to receive the balance of the grant, the beneficiary must submit a final report describing the work carried out and providing an initial assessment as to whether the anticipated results have been achieved12. 
Ko so projekti Kohezijskega sklada dokončani, mora upravičenec, preden prejme preostanek zneska, predložiti končno poročilo z opisom izvedenega dela in začetno oceno o tem, ali so bili doseženi pričakovani rezultati12.
For ERDF major projects, specific final reports are not required by the regulation but reports on the operational programmes in which the major projects are included must contain a chapter providing separate information on them. 
Za velike projekte ESRR uredba ne zahteva posebnih končnih poročil, ampak morajo poročila o operativnih programih, ki vsebujejo velike projekte, vsebovati posebno poglavje, v katerem so navedeni podatki o teh projektih.
As regards the other ERDF projects, the Commission’s role is limited to the assessment and approval of the operational programmes, rather than individual projects. 
Pri drugih projektih ESRR je vloga Komisije omejena na oceno in odobritev operativnih programov in ne posameznih projektov.
Partly as a result of the entering into force of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and the significant EU financial support13, there has been a significant increase in the coverage rate of the urban population served by secondary and tertiary treatment capabilities (see definition in the Annex). 
Pokritost mestnega prebivalstva s sekundarnimi in terciarnimi čistilnimi napravami se je precej povečala, delno tudi zaradi začetka veljavnosti direktive o čiščenju komunalne odpadne vode in pomembne finančne podpore EU13 (glej opredelitev v Prilogi).
This is particularly marked in the four Member States who received more than 50 % of EU expenditure for implementing urban waste water treatment for the 2000–06 programme period (Tables 1 and 2). 
To je zlasti opazno v štirih državah članicah, ki so prejele več kot 50 % odhodkov EU za izvajanje čiščenja odpadne vode v programskem obdobju 2000–2006 (tabeli 1 in 2).
12 Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 
1164/94 z dne 16. maja 1994 o ustanovitvi Kohezijskega sklada (UL L 130, 25.5.1994, str.
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 
1265/1999 (UL L 161, 26.6.1999, str.
13 For the four Member States visited, more than 50 % of the financial resources necessary for implementing urban waste water treatment had been provided by the EU. 
13 V štirih obiskanih državah članicah je več kot 50 % potrebnih finančnih virov za izvajanje čiščenja komunalne vode zagotovila EU.