Cabinet Regulation No. 475 of 2006 on Procedures regarding the Cleaning and Deepening of Surface Water Bodies and Port Basins Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Coastal zone management Harbour Bed Basin/catchment/watershed EIA Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the procedures for the cleaning and deepening of surface water bodies and port basins. It does not apply to surface water bodies, which are located within the boundaries of a single property – streams, rivulets and ponds; and elimination of the historic military pollution in the Channel Karaostas Kanāls, Liepāja. The State Environmental Service, having performed an initial evaluation, shall issue technical regulations regarding the cleaning or deepening of surface water Full text English Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Law on water management. Legislation | Latvia | 2002 Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water quality standards, Coastal zone management, Access-to-information, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Ecosystem preservation, Flood, Right to water Source: FAO, FAOLEX