The Supreme Audit Office has conducted the audit of the reduction of the impact of droughts and floods through increasing the small retention of waters. The main objective of the audit was to evaluate the implementation, by public administration bodies, of the tasks related to this issue in the years 2011-2013 and in the first half of 2014. The audit comprised the identification of threats related to floods and droughts, and the needs for small water retention development. Also, the audit covered the activities undertaken in order to perform tasks related to small retention and their effects.