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The influence of a number of factors on the condition of small rivers in the Kaliningrad region is considered. It has been shown that deforestation, floodplain cultivation and development, changes in microclimatic conditions, affecting even 20% of the catchment area of the small rivers, significantly specify their ecological state. Since bottom sediments are an indicator of the state of watercourses, their quality also depend not only on factors directly determining composition, but also on factors determining the...

The article deals with a set of regional problems that require early adoption of political, environmental, institutional and scientific solutions to ensure sustainable development of the Kaliningrad region. The main problems are the imperfection of the legislative system, in which watercourses and lakes have different ownership forms to make it difficult to determine legal liability for the condition of water object. The imperfection of local management systems and the irrational separation of powers between autho...