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Law No. 2.406 on State Water Policy and creating the Water Management System.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Mato Grosso do Sul
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Water conservation zone Freshwater pollution Policy/planning Potable water Sustainable development 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 5 Titles, establishes the State Water Policy and creates the Water Management System. This Policy aims at the following objectives: guaranteeing the necessary availability of water and (in quantity and quality) for all users within the State territory; promoting the compatibility between multiple uses of water resources for its sustainable use; promoting the prevention and protection against any risk originated by natural disaster or caused by a bad management of water resources; promoting the preservation, conservation and improvement of the quantity and quality of water.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.soleis.adv.br

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 13.990 regulating the granting of rights to use water resources within the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Legislation | Brazil | 2014

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental planning, Groundwater, Sewerage, Standards, Surface water, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Water abstraction, Water quality standards, Water rights, Water supply, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 3.839 creating the Territorial Management Programme (PGT/MS) and approving the first Economic Ecological Zoning of the State (EEZ).

Legislation | Brazil | 2009

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Zoning, Land-use planning, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX