Decree No. 10 of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector validating sanitary regulation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Groundwater Water abstraction Water conservation zone Water supply Potable water Pollution control 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 Abstract This Regulation establishes sanitary rules and requirements for organization and operation of sanitary water conservation areas of sources of water supply and utility and drinking water pipelines. It shall be compulsory for citizens, individual entrepreneurs and legal persons. It shall be applicable to surface water and groundwater sources of water supply. The purpose of water conservation zones shall be to ensure sanitary protection of sources of water supply and utility and drinking water pipelines against pollution. Sanitary water conservation zone shall be established before construction of water abstraction structure. Substantiation of sanitary water conservation zone shall contain the following information: (a) characteristics of sanitary state of sources of water supply; (b) hydrological data; (c) interaction between groundwater sources and surface water sources; (d) construction prospect; (e) delimitation of the first, second and third belt of sanitary water conservation zones; and (f) rules and regulations on economic activities on the territory pertaining to all the three belts of sanitary water conservation zones. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru