Financing of environmental protection facilities in Volyn has improved. This was stated at the board meeting of the eco-resources administration in the Volyn region by its head Rostyslav Mihas. \nIn 2003, 10.1 million hryvnias were utilized from all funding sources, or twice as much as in 2000. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine also provided assistance to the region, allocating 970 thousand hryvnias from state nature protection funds for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities in Manevychi, reconstruction of wastewater treatment facilities in Kovel, and construction of household waste landfills for the city of Lutsk and Stara Vyzhivka. \nAccording to the leadership of the eco-resources administration, the priority tasks are the continuation of construction of wastewater treatment facilities for the settlement of Manevychi, completion of sewerage in the UHriadaF tract on Svityaz, and construction of a solid household waste landfill in the cities of Kamin-Kashyrskyi and Novovolynsk. \nAlso at the board meeting, priority tasks were identified that the eco-resources administration will address in cooperation with foresters, the fish inspection, the mentioned public organizations, and all services involved in the protection and reproduction of natural resources. \n