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Decision No. 63/1998/QD-TTg ratifying the orientation for the development of national urban water supply system till the year 2020.

Country/Territory
Viet Nam
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Công Báo No. 12, 30 April 1998, pp. 3-5.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Policy/planning Special fund Priorities
Geographical area
Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

To meet the increasing water demand of the urban population and to ensure adequate water supply for production and socio-cultural activities in urban areas, the Decision establishes the criteria to be followed for the development of the urban water supply system and for the formulation of appropriate investment plans in order to develop the water supply service in a stable and sustainable manner. To these ends it stresses the importance of achieving the following tasks: (a) rational exploitation, use and protection of water resources; (b) reform of the organizational structure of the water supply sector; (c) renovation of financial policies and creation of capital sources for the urban water supply activities; (d) technological modernization of equipment and supplies; (e) training of personnel.

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Implemented by

Decision No. 1600/QD-TTg on ratification of the overall planning for water supply in Ho Chi Minh City up to 2010 and the orientation up to 2020.

Legislation | Viet Nam | 2001

Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Water supply, Waterworks, Water charges, Water quality standards, Policy/planning, Potable water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX