The study is aimed to evaluate hygienic quality of drinking water consumed by the population of Bessarabia and Budjak (Danube-Dniester rivers area).
There was shown that salt composition of drinking water of Bessarabia and Budjak does not meet current standards for hygiene indicators, normalized on sanitary and organoleptic characteristics. Areas of high salinity of drinking water are Belgorod-Dnestrovsk and Tatarbunary, areas with low salinity region is Izmail.
There is necessary to establish the modern system of monitoring to provide the quality of the recreational resources.