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Agreement among the Central Government, the Regions and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano: Guidelines for the protection of the quality of water destined to human consumption and general criteria for defining special areas to safeguard water resources as per article 21 of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 11 May 1999.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 304, 30 December 2002
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sub-national agreement Pollution control Freshwater pollution Surface water Groundwater Potable water Water conservation zone
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

In accordance with article 21 of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 1999, the Regions and the Autonomous Provinces shall define special areas for safeguarding water resources with a view to: (a) preserving the state of water resources; (b) maintaining and improving the quality of surface waters and underground waters destined to human consumption and supplied through waterworks of public interest. Such special areas shall be distinguished into the following types: (1) Total Protection Zones; (2) Respect Zones; (3) Protection Zones. The present Agreement has been adopted within the Permanent Conference for Relationships among the Central Government, the Regions and the Autonomous Provinces in order to lay down the guidelines to be followed in the definition of such special areas.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.governo.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Legislative Decree No. 152 concerning the protection of waters against pollution and implementing Directive 91/271 concerning urban wastewater treatment and Directive 91/676 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, integrated and amended by Legislative Decree No. 258 on the protection of waters against pollution.

Legislation | Italy | 1999 (2000)

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX