The overall objective of the project is to improve the water and wastewater infrastructure in Maramures County, in order to meet the obligations established by the Accession Treaty and the relevant European Directives. The investments of this project continue the process of expanding and rebending the water and wastewater infrastructure realised in the 2007-2013 phase and are proposing investments in the expansion and establishment of water alignment and canatisation systems in rural areas. The specific objectives of the project are the following: Compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC on the collection and treatment of urban waste water, transposed into national legislation by Government Decision No 352/2005, the main measures proposed concerning the following: it’s important to know that you're not going to be able to do anything about it. Compliance with Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption, transposed into national legislation by Law no. 458/2002 on the quality of drinking water, the main measures proposed concerning the following: it’s important to know that you're not going to be able to do anything about it. At the same time, it was envisaged to reduce operational costs and to make water supply/channel systems more efficient by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions.