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Decreto Nº 1.594 - Reglamenta parcialmente Ley Nº 9 de 1979 y el Decreto Ley Nº 2.811 de 1974, en cuanto a usos del agua y residuos líquidos.

Country/Territory
Colombia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1984
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Sea, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Marine pollution Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Sewerage Water supply Surface water Pollution control EIA Concession Inland waters
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific, South America, South-Eastern Pacific
Abstract

El presente Decreto dispone que para destinar las aguas en forma genérica a los diferentes usos, se deberá desarrollar un plan de ordenamiento del recurso por parte de las Entidades encargadas del manejo y administración del recurso (EMAR) o del Ministerio de Salud en donde aquellas no existan. Cuando el presente Decreto se refiera a recurso, se entenderá por tal las aguas superficiales, subterráneas, marinas y estuarinas, incluidas las aguas servidas. Los criterios de calidad establecidos son guías para ser utilizados como base de decisión en el ordenamiento, asignación de usos al recurso y determinación de las características del agua para cada uso.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Ley Nº 9 - Dicta medidas sanitarias.

Legislation | Colombia | 1979

Keyword: Basic legislation, Ecosystem preservation, Hazards, Early warning system, Hazardous waste, Radiation, Public health, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling, Food additives, Slaughtering, Meat, Poultry products, Swine, Fish products, Milk/dairy products, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Special dietary uses, Drugs, Animal production, Animal health, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water abstraction, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Waterworks, Freshwater resources management, Sewerage, Potable water, Registration, Industrial water use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Ley Nº 2811 - Aprueba el Código nacional de recursos naturales renovables y de protección del medio ambiente. Texto consolidado.

Legislation | Colombia | 1974 (2010)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Ecosystem preservation, Land-use planning, Environmental planning, Coastal zone management, Water conservation zone, Protection of habitats, Right to clean/healthy environment, Human rights, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation, Servitude, Agricultural land, Urban land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Concession, Water rights, Waterworks, Industrial water use, Right to water, Irrigation, Groundwater, Water users' associations, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Water charges, Offences/penalties, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 2.115 - Instrumentos y frecuencias del sistema de control para la calidad del agua para consumo humano.

Legislation | Colombia | 2007

Keyword: Potable water, Water supply, Surface water, Water quality standards, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Concession, Inspection, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decreto Nº 3.930 - Reglamenta los usos del agua y el vertimiento de los residuos líquidos.

Legislation | Colombia | 2010

Keyword: Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Water abstraction, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Waterworks, Non-governmental entity, Hazardous substances, Sewerage, Potable water, Inspection, Registration, Early warning system, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 1.575 - Establece el sistema para la protección y control de la calidad del agua.

Legislation | Colombia | 2007

Keyword: Institution, Potable water, Water supply, Surface water, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Concession, Inland waters, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 2.340 - Aclara el Decreto Nº 1.594, que reglamenta parcialmente Ley Nº 9 de 1979.

Legislation | Colombia | 1984

Keyword: Institution, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 1076 - Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible.

Legislation | Colombia | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Agricultural development, Indigenous peoples, Property rights, Special fund, Credit, Financial agricultural measures, Fiscal and market measures, Internal trade, International trade, Research, Business/industry/corporations, Sustainable use, Tourism, Financing, Emissions, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Monitoring, Navigation, Protected area, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Standards, Access right, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Water charges, Water supply, Water users' associations, Water abstraction, Water rights, Waterworks, National parks, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 780 - Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Salud y Protección Social.

Legislation | Colombia | 2016

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Social protection, Less favoured areas, Poverty, Indigenous peoples, Pollution control, Waste management, Public health, Hazardous waste, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Treated food, Food additives, Beverages, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Fraud, Packaging/labelling, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Early warning system, Vaccination, Transport/storage, Drugs, Plant production, Prohibited crops, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sewerage, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Water quality standards, Recreational water use, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX