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Law No. HO-126-N amending Water Code of the Republic of Armenia.

Country/Territory
Armenia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Standards Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 January 2020.
Abstract

This Law gives a new definition of wastewater classified as polluted water after the use of water for industrial and domestic purposes, drainage water and rainwater. It also specifies that centralized drainage system shall be capable of ensuring residential effluent wastewater discharge and treatment of wastewater by specialized facilities thus ensuring secondary use water use of treated wastewater. This Law prohibits discharge of wastewater that does not meet quantitative and qualitative water standards into wastewater collection systems and also discharge of wastewater into torrential (flood) drainage systems.

Full text
Armenian
Website
www.arlis.am

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Code of the Republic of Armenia (Law No. HO-373-N).

Legislation | Armenia | 2002 (2023)

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Surface water, Groundwater, Industrial water use, Potable water, Priorities, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Water supply, Water users' associations, Climate change, Water rights, Right to water, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX