Law No. 111/2012 on the integrated management of water resources. Country/Territory Albania Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 157/2012. Subject Water Keyword Framework law Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Inland waters Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Institution Policy/planning Water supply Concession Groundwater Sewerage Disasters Effluent waste water/discharge Water conservation zone Waterworks Servitude Water users' associations Bank Non-governmental entity Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Offences/penalties Water rights Pollution control Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes Enters into force one year after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law aims at protecting and improving the water environment and water resources, ensuring their rational exploitation, fair distribution, protection from pollution, and set forth establishment of central and local institutional frameworks required to implement national policies of management and administration. It consists of the following chapters: I- General Provisions, II- Structures of Administration and Management of Water Resources, III- Management of Water Resources, IV- Pollution Control, V- Usage of Water Resources, VI- Resources of curative, thermo mineral and geothermal waters, VII- Authorizations, Permits, and Concessions, VIII- Zones and Protecting Areas, IX- Coastal Protection, X- Water Harmful Affect, XI- Water Works, XII- Discharges, XIII – Permits and Authorizations for the Polluted Waters Discharge, XIV- Servitudes, XV- Monitoring, XVI- National Cadastre of Water Resources and National Register of Authorizations, Permits, and Concessions, XVII- Public Information and Consulting, XVIII- Financial Provisions, XIX- Administrative Infringements, and XX- Transitional and Final Provisions. Full text Albanian Website www.qbz.gov.al; www.ligjet.org References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 8093 on water resources. Legislation | Albania | 1996 Keyword: Marine pollution, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Institution, Policy/planning, Water supply, Concession, Groundwater, Sewerage, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water conservation zone, Waterworks, Servitude, Water users' associations, Non-governmental entity, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Offences/penalties, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX