Chapter 2. Observing economic rights Observing the rights of citizens to quality water for consumption and observing the standards of its purification is under the special control of the Commissioner. During 2019, 14 monitoring visits were made to water supply companies in Ukraine. 65 • insufficient control over the quality of polluted sewage discharged into rivers and lakes after water treatment plants; • lack of control by the institutions under the management of the State Agency of Water Resources for quantitative indicators of specific synthetic contaminants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other preparations) present in wastewater; • failure to update the public through the media on total volume and quality composition of the discharge of backwaters into surface water bodies. Example During the monitoring visit to Lvivvodokanal municipal company, the lack of proper control over the quantitative indicators of specific synthetic contaminants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc.) present in wastewater discharged to Poltva river was identified. it is a violation of Article 44 of the Water Code of Ukraine, since water users are obliged, in particular, to comply with the established standards for the maximum permissible discharge of pollutants. With the interference of the Commissioner, the supply of electricity to the pumping station from the second Donetsk waterway was resumed. As a result, the supply of drinking water by Sloviansk regional production department of Voda Donbasu municipal company was restored, and the guaranteed right to quality and safe drinking water was ensured. A lot of violations that cause damage to the environment and human health are due to the lack of proper legal regulation in this area. Effective norms for maximum permissible discharges enshrined in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine #465 of 25 March 1999 “On Approval of the Rules for the Protection of Surface Water from Pollution by Backwaters” do not meet present requirements. Given that the projected discharge indicators used in the 1960s are still used, water resources need immediate state protection to guarantee citizens the right to a safe environment. Analysis of current environmental situation in Ukraine proves that a significant number of environmental problems can be addressed at the national level and require urgent action. CHAPTER 2 During the monitoring, a number of significant violations of environmental legislation were identified, including: