Council of Ministers Ethiopian Water Resources Management Regulations (No. 115/2005). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Institution Waterworks Authorization/permit Water supply Irrigation Water users' associations Water rights Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Water abstraction Water charges Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Certification Inspection Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Regulation is made under and implements provisions of the Ethiopian Water Resources Management Proclamation with respect to water resources management. It concerns water abstraction utilization, authorization of and control on the construction of waterworks and certification of competence, control on activities that cause water pollution, the formation of water users cooperative societies, fees and water charges, arbitration procedures and powers of inspection and enforcement. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Ethiopian Water Resources Management Proclamation (No. 197/2000). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2000 Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Groundwater, Surface water, Authorization/permit, Dispute settlement, Servitude, Water supply, Irrigation, Water users' associations, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX