Law No. 122 amending Water Law (No. 107 of 1996). Country/Territory Romania Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Water Keyword Territorial sea Authorization/permit Freshwater resources management Surface water Groundwater Water supply Water charges Potable water Waterworks Protected area Geographical area Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The riverbeds of the watercourse sectors with lengths of less than 5 km and with hydrographic basins not exceeding the surface of 10 square km belong to the public domain of the state, sectors arranged with water management works, located in the public domain of national interest and located in the confluence of the main watercourse. The permanent accumulation lakes whose realization was financed from funds allocated from the state budget, the related waterworks and the areas of the lake below the level of the dam crown are part of the public domain of the state and are included in the category of covered land of water basins, assimilating with the notion of minor riverbed. The National Administration «Romanian Waters» is the only authority for their administration, except for the assets owned, by the effect of normative acts, by third parties.” Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The population with ichthyofauna elements of a waterbody or a sector of a waterbody shall be populated only with native species and with the approval of the competent authority in the field of water management and of the managing authority in the case of protected natural areas.” Article 10 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Groundwater, in good quality, is a strategic resource intended primarily for the supply of water to the population and animals, as well as for the hygiene and public health purposes. Such water may be used for other purposes only on the basis of a water management permit.” Article 27 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In order to protect and conserve water status, works and activities which may affect the ecological status of water shall be prohibited in watercourses which are not affected by human activities, with the exception of objectives declared to be of national interest and those which aim at national security, according to the legal provisions in force, as well as the accomplishment of maintenance and repair works at the existing objects and constructions.” Article 33 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The rental or concession of the sea beach, inland maritime and territorial sea areas shall be made with the opinion of the central public authority with responsibilities in the field of tourism or, as the case may be, of the central public authority with responsibilities in the field of internal affairs.” Article 80 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The economic mechanism specific to the field of quantitative and qualitative management of water resources includes the system of contributions, payments and penalties as part of the way of financing the development of the field and ensuring the functioning of the National Administration “Romanian Waters”.” Full text Romanian Website legislatie.just.ro References - Legislation Amends Water Law (No. 107 of 1996). Legislation | Romania | 1996 (2022) Keyword: Authorization/permit, Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Surface water, Groundwater, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Waterworks, Water shortage/drought, Flood, Protection forest, Framework law, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Water supply, Water rights, River basin institution, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Effluent waste water/discharge Source: FAO, FAOLEX