Government Decree No. HG931/2013 validating the Regulation on requirements to groundwater quality.

Subject

Water

Keyword

Freshwater resources management Groundwater Water quality standards Pollution control Freshwater pollution Environmental standards Local government Potable water Water supply Risk assessment/management Standards Protection of environment

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations

Abstract

Regulation on the requirements for the quality of groundwater establishes both the requirements for the quality of groundwater and standards regarding the state of groundwater, tasks for their management, as well as standards regarding the procedure for the use and protection of groundwater from impacts of any kind of pollution. The requirements of this Regulation apply to central specialized bodies, local public authorities, owners of water supply systems and water consumers, enterprises and organizations that carry out the design, construction and operation of drinking water supply systems, government bodies that carry out control and supervision in the field of groundwater protection, as well as natural persons and legal entities whose activities directly or indirectly affect the quality of groundwater. The objectives of groundwater management include: (a) protection, improvement and restoration of groundwater bodies, ensuring a balance between abstraction and restoration of groundwater supply in order to achieve good groundwater status, as well as taking all measures to avoid depletion of groundwater supplies; (b) preventing the deterioration of the chemical and quantitative state of groundwater bodies; (c) preventing or limiting the discharge of pollutants into groundwater in order to prevent deterioration of the condition of groundwater bodies and monitor the quality and quantity of groundwater; and (d) reversing any trend toward significant and sustained increases in pollutant concentrations from various sources to gradually reduce groundwater pollution. The assessment procedure to establish the chemical status of a body or group of groundwater bodies is carried out for all bodies or groups of groundwater bodies that are characterized as being at risk and for each contaminant that contributes to that characteristic of the body or group of groundwater bodies.

Full text

Russian/Romanian

Website

www.legis.md

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 272 “On water”.

Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2011 (2018)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Surface water, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Potable water, Water supply, Water rights, Water shortage/drought, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Public participation, EIA, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX