Basic Water Legislation of the USSR and Union Republics of 1970. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1970 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Industrial water use Water rights Freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The main tasks of the Soviet water legislation are the regulation of water relationship for the purpose of ensuring rational use of water for the needs of the population and national economy, pollution control of water, protection from choking up and exhaustion, prevention and liquidation of hazardous impact of water, improvement of the state of water basins, and protection of the rights of enterprises, organizations, departments and citizens and strengthening of legality in the field of water relations. The document consists of V Sections that contain 46 Articles. Section I lays down the general provisions. Section II regards water uses. Section III deals with water protection and prevention of hazardous impact of water. Section IV concerns state registration and water use planning. Section V establishes liability for the infringement of water legislation. Full text Russian