Decree No. 38.903 creating the Management Committee of the Caí River Basin. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Institution Inland waters Surface water Groundwater Sustainable use Water users' associations Basin/catchment/watershed River basin institution Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Basin Caí Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree, consisting of 9 articles, creates the Management Committee of the Caí River Basin. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Committee, with an area of activity covering the territory corresponding to the referred basin, as part of the Guaíba Hydrographic Region. The established Committee is part of the State System of Water Resources, created by Law No. 10.350 of 30 December 1994, and will have as attribution those contained in the aforementioned Law. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.rs.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 10.350 on the Water Resources System of Rio Grande do Sul State. Legislation | Brazil | 1994 Keyword: Basic legislation, Water abstraction, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Water rights, Water supply, Classification/declassification, Concession, Inland waters, Surface water, Groundwater, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 53.576 amending Decree No. 38.903 on the Management Committee of the Caí River Basin. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Water users' associations, River basin institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX