Instruction on the Register of waterworks. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Waterworks Registration Access-to-information Hazards 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 Abstract This Instruction stipulates that the Register of waterworks is the unified system of registration, storage and access to information related to waterworks. It establishes the rules on keeping the Register, data collection and database for each waterworks. The Register shall contain quantitative and qualitative data on waterworks, and its purpose shall be to ensure the safety of waterworks in order to prevent natural disasters and emergency situations. The grounds for recording waterworks in the Register shall be a safety declaration issued by the authorized state supervision body. Each registered waterworks shall be given a 17-number registration code. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.ru