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Decree No. 2 of the Federal Mining and Industrial Supervision Agency validating the Regulation on monitoring of waterworks.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Waterworks Monitoring Drainage/land reclamation Effluent waste water/discharge Registration 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 Decree establishes the scope, tasks, functions and structure of waterworks safety monitoring systems. Monitoring shall be carried out within the boundaries of any plot of land on which waterworks are located. Monitoring shall include compliance with safety criteria and the environmental impact of waterworks with a view to prevent disasters. The main functions of monitoring shall be: (a) inspecting the stability of industrial waste holding ponds; (b) inspecting water levels and water composition indices of holding ponds; (c) inspecting filtration; (d) registration of stored drilling sludge; (e) registration of the discharge of drainage water and emissions of pollutants into environment; (f) registration of disturbed (degraded, polluted) and re-cultivated land; and (g) inspection of polluted groundwater and surface water.

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