The article deals with the environmental safety of construction production, as well as the process of operation using examples of hydraulic structures. The purpose of the article is to show the growing importance of taking into account environmental decisions and measures in the design of the construction project and operation manual. The objectives are to identify and systematize implemented examples of environmental solutions. The objects of the study are hydraulic structures: mooring, river and shelf. The tasks are solved by methods of searching for information on the issues under consideration as part of the analytical review, with further discussions and conclusions. It was revealed that in recent years, environmental expertise has become more stringent in assessing and allowing hydraulic facilities to begin construction and installation work and commissioning, due to the accumulated negative experience of accidents, flooding and other harmful environmental influences. As a result of the analytical review, we obtain generalized conclusions on modern trends in orienting new construction in the primary interests of environmental protection.