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Law No. 11.612 creating the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Bahia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Water rights Groundwater Sustainable development Institution Pollution control Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 7 Titles, divided into 88 articles, creates the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System. This Policy aims at the following principles: all have the right to access to water, to social promotion and to development; in scarcity the priority use of water resources is for human consumption and secondly for animals; water resources management must be decentralized, with the participation of local communities; hydrographical basin is the territorial unit defined for water resources planning and management, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.inema.ba.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 12.377 amending Law No. 10.431 and Law No. 11.612 on Biodiversity Protection and Water Resources.

Legislation | Brazil | 2011

Keyword: Environmental planning, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Biodiversity, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Pollution control, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Sustainable use, Agricultural development, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 12.035 amending Law No. 11.612 establishing the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System.

Legislation | Brazil | 2010

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX