Law concerning the organization and duties of the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Legislation Date 1953 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Water supply Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Wetlands Drainage/land reclamation Flood Hydropower generation Irrigation Sewerage Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, which shall have a separate budget and juridical personality, is established under the Ministry of Public Works for the purposes of multiple utilization of ground and surface waters and prevention of damages caused by them. The duties and authorities of the Directorate include, inter alia :a) to build irrigation, flood prevention and other waterworks; b) to reclaim swamps; c) to generate power from water; d) to examine, approve and supervise the water supply and sewerage designs for cities and towns; and e) to make observations, conduct experiments, compile statistics, conduct research, make various kinds of surveys, to determine the type and character of soils, the kinds of crops to be raised, and to evaluate the agricultural and economic benefits to be derived and the degree of productivity to be obtained. Directorates and operating organizations shall be established in accordance with this Law. Specific tasks of each branch of the Directorate are specified. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on inspection and audit of hydraulic structures. Legislation | Türkiye | 2009 Keyword: Contract/agreement, Environmental audit, Inspection, Non-governmental entity, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on monitoring the surface water and groundwater. Legislation | Türkiye | 2014 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Groundwater, Inland waters, Monitoring, Surface water Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on river flood control. Legislation | Türkiye | 2019 Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Flood, Precautionary principle, Risk assessment/management, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. Legislation | Türkiye | 2012 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Groundwater, Inspection, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Precautionary principle, Water conservation zone, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on water allocation. Legislation | Türkiye | 2019 Keyword: Basic legislation, Certification, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Inspection, Irrigation, Pollution control, Potable water, Procedural matters, Transport/storage, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation of the General Directorate for State Hydraulic Works on protective measures for water courses. Legislation | Türkiye | 2019 Keyword: Inspection, Institution, Precautionary principle, Protection of environment, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX