Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iași Secția Chimie și Inginerie Chimică ISSN: 2537-2947
ISSN-L: 0254-7104
2025, Volume 71(75), Issue 3 (September), pp. 123 - 143
A Critical Analysis of Drinking Water Quality Policies and Regulations
in Romania
MĂDĂLINA-ELENA ABALAȘEI, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical
University of Iași, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering
and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and
Management, Iași, Romania CARMEN TEODOSIU, “Gheorghe
Asachi” Technical University of Iași, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of
Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of
Environmental Engineering and Management, Iași, Romania,
carmen.teodosiu@academic.tuiasi.ro
Abstract Drinking water quality is essential for maintaining human
health and ecological balance. Therefore, implementing standards and
legislative directives/ordinances is important to protect human health.
Water regulations play a crucial role in the efficient management of water
resources, particularly in clean water and sanitation. This analysis
evaluates the main water quality parameters regulated by national and
European standards and highlights the problems related to the implementation
of water quality standards in Romania. This study presents the main
limitations of the standards related to underestimation of risks associated
with emerging toxic contaminants, the adoption of inadequate limit values
for current public health requirements, inadequate analytical techniques at
international level or protocols, and existing tools for their monitoring.
The conclusions of this analysis in the Romanian context indicate
deficiencies in several synthetic chemicals and biological species. The
implementation of regulations and standards is essential for sustainable
water management, and regional and international partnerships are key
solutions to overcome these obstacles. Keywords: drinking water quality,
monitoring, water policies, EU Directives, water resources management