Federal Law No. 167-FZ Water Code.

Subject

Water

Keyword

Basic legislation Groundwater Surface water Water abstraction Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Industrial water use Recreational water use Timber Pollution control

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

Entry into force notes

The Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official promulgation.

Abstract

Water Legislation of the Russian Federation regulates relations in the utilization and protection of bodies of water - water relations. The provisions of this Code regard also internal seawaters and territorial sea of the Russian Federation. Water legislation of the Russian Federation shall regulate relations in the utilization and protection of bodies of water with the object of ensuring the rights of citizens to pure water and a favourable water environment; maintaining optimal conditions for the use of water, and the quality of surface and subsurface waters in a state meeting sanitary and ecological requirements; protecting bodies of water from pollution, clogging and depletion; preventing or liquidating harmful effect of waters, and maintaining the biological diversity of water ecosystems. Article 8 classifies the types of water bodies, depending on physical, geographic, hydro-regime and other features, as follows: 1) surface bodies of water; 2) internal sea waters; 3) territorial sea of the Russian Federation; 4) subsurface bodies of water. Article 34 classifies the forms of ownership of water bodies as state ownership on one hand and municipal and private ownership on the other that shall be allowed only of detached bodies of water. Article 85 classifies the purposes and ways of utilization of water bodies as: 1) drinking, everyday and household water supply; 2) public health care; 3) power and other industries; 4) agriculture; 5) forestry; 6) hydropower industry; 7) recreation; 8) fishing industry; 9) hunting industry; 10) timber rafting; 11) extraction of minerals, peat and sapropel; 12) other purposes. Utilization of bodies of water may be effected with the withdrawal of water resources (intake of water) or without withdrawal of water resources (drainage, utilization as waterways, and the like).This Code consists of 3 Parts that contain 6 Sections divided in 16 Chapters and subdivided in 148 articles. The General Part contains 5 Sections divided in 14 Chapters that contain 132 articles. The Specific Part consists of Section 6 that contains Chapter 15 covering articles 133-146. The Concluding Part consists of Chapter 16 that contains articles 147-148.

Full text

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Website

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Order No. 81 of State Committee of Environmental Protection regarding validation of the Methodical instruction for the calculation of damage caused by groundwater pollution.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Hazards, Potable water, Environmental fees/charges, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 89 of the State Committee for Environmental Protection regarding the modalities of elaboration and validation of the norms of permissible limits of hazardous impact on water basins.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Environmental fees/charges, Standards, Freshwater pollution, Water charges, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 1504 regarding the modalities of elaboration and validation of the norms of permissible limits of hazardous impact on water basins.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Environmental fees/charges, Standards, Freshwater pollution, Water charges, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Official Letter No. MG-1-17-6/34 regarding the implementation of Water Code.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Water conservation zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Methodical Instructions regarding elaboration of maximum limits of hazardous impact on surface water reservoirs.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999

Keyword: Surface water, EIA, Freshwater pollution, Hazardous substances, Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 1097 regarding the modalities of elaboration, concordance, state expertise, validation and realization of the schemes of complex use and protection of water resources.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Surface water, Industrial water use, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 1403 regarding keeping of water register of the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Groundwater, Surface water, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Water charges, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 198 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding validation of the Methodical directions on designing of water conservation zones of water basins and adjacent protective zones.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: Water conservation zone, Irrigation, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 307 validating the Regulation on state monitoring of water bodies.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Groundwater, Surface water, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 716 validating the Regulation of the state control over the use and protection of water bodies.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Water supply, Industrial water use, Inspection, Surface water, Water abstraction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 232 of the Ministry of Natural Resources on the validation of the list of documents for the licensing of the waterworks use.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Registration, Surface water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agreement No. 2 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of use and protection of water basins.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Sub-national agreement, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No.89/2002-OZ regarding setting up special budgetary fund for reproduction and protection of water basins in the Moscow Region.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Special fund, Freshwater resources management, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 379 regarding water register.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994

Keyword: Registration, Groundwater, Surface water, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order of the State Committee for Environmental Protection validating the Provisional Regulation of charging fees for the pollution of areas of water that are considered federal property (except for groundwater areas) committed during the dislocation of ground soil, extraction of non-metallic minerals from underwater sand-pits and the burial of soil in the underwater dumps.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Environmental fees/charges, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Federal Law No. 73-FZ implementing Water Code.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006

Keyword: Water abstraction, Contract/agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX