The paper deals with 15 water sources that are regionally important for water supply in Zasavje region. The main objectives of the investigation, carried out within the framework of Protection of Geographical Environment studies, were to establish the actual situation of water protection areas in five municipalities of Zasavje region and to make a general assessment of their pollution. Despite
... [Show full abstract] strict protection measures, including bans on certain activities, a lot of these were discovered to be spreading even into the inner zones of water protection areas.