ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL STATE OF THE RIVERS IN THE KIROVOGRAD REGION

The ecological state of the rivers in the Kirovograd region is analyzed in the paper according to the value of the ecological index. Kirovograd region has the poor water resources, but as one of the largest industrial centers of Ukraine needs them in sufficient quantity and good quality, so assessing the ecological status of watercourses is a very important task. Ranking of watercourses by the value of the ecological index allows to determine the priority of environmental measures and to implement the iterative approach to surface water quality management in the water protection practice of Ukraine and its adaptation to environmental legislation of EU countries