Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 166 on the promotion, control and supervision on taking of underground water. Country/Territory Indonesia Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Warta Cafi No. 50, 26 April 1997, pp. 6-10. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Freshwater resources management Allocation/quota Authorization/permit Concession Data collection/reporting Waterworks Water supply Monitoring Policy/planning Well sinking/boreholes Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Decree shall be effective as from the date of stipulation (26 September 1996). Abstract The Decree makes provision for the promotion, control and supervision of the taking of undergroundwater, for the purpose of ensuring the rational exploitation as well as the conservation and preservation of the resource. The Decree consists of the following Chapters: General Provisions (I); Promotion, Control and Supervision on the Taking of Undergroundwater (II); Work Program (III); Financing (IV); Concluding Provisions (V). Full text English