The article contains a list of provisions of the methodology for calculating the amount of damage caused to water bodies as a result of violations of water legislation, which require clarification in order to create a full-fledged effective mechanism for harm prevention. The insufficiently settled issues of determining some elements of the calculation of damage, which are most often the subject of dispute in court proceedings, are listed. Examples of ambiguous application of the norms of the methodology for calculating individual indicators by various participants in the process of compensation for damage to a water body are given. Conclusions are drawn about the need to streamline procedures for monitoring wastewater discharge, calculating and compensating for damage to a water body.
K V Krutikova (Wed,) studied this question.