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Federal Law No. 225-FZ amending Federal Law No. 416-FZ “On water supply and water discharge.”

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Water charges Sewerage Pollution control Freshwater pollution
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
This Federal Law enters into force on 1 January 2019.
Abstract

This Federal Law establishes that the requirements for the composition and properties of wastewater discharged into waterbodies by organizations performing waste water disposal and sewerage shall be established in accordance with water legislation, legislation in the field of environmental protection and legislation in the field of ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population. It also sets forth calculation scheme for water charges applicable to waste water discharge, the modalities of reduction of water charges for payers for effluent waste water discharge in case of reduction of discharge rates by payers. Control of composition and properties of effluent waste water discharged into centralized sewerage system shall be conducted by the authorized organization performing sewerage.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Amends

Federal Law No. 416-FZ “On water supply and water discharge.”

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011

Keyword: Water supply, Effluent waste water/discharge, Potable water, Contract/agreement, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX