Decree No. 82 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on water uses and water abstraction. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Groundwater Water abstraction Water supply Contract/agreement Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Decree validates the modalities of water uses and water abstraction by natural and legal persons. It shall be applicable either to surface water or to groundwater. Depending upon the type of water abstraction water uses shall be classified as general (water intake by natural persons for individual personal needs without utilization of any special installation or facility) and special (water intake by natural and legal persons with the utilization of installations or facilities). Waterbodies can be transferred for separate (individual) or common water management. Water uses and water abstraction shall be regulated by contracts. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz References - Legislation Repeals Ministerial Decree No. 385 validating Provisional Regulation on limited water uses. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 1993 Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Water shortage/drought, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree No. 310 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for improvement of the efficiency of water use in agriculture and covering costs of water supply.” Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2020 Keyword: Agricultural land, Irrigation, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Water supply, Surface water, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Water users' associations, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 310 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for improvement of the efficiency of water use in agriculture and covering costs of water supply.” Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2020 Keyword: Agricultural land, Irrigation, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Water supply, Surface water, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Water users' associations, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX