Law No.221 of 2000 on Water Sector Organization. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Institution Water supply Standards Policy/planning Potable water Irrigation Authorization/permit Public water Waterworks Royalties/fees Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Groundwater Geographical area Western Asia Abstract This Law consisting of 11 articles aims at restructuring Lebanese Water Sector. It defines the role and competencies of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and establishes four Regional Water Authorities (based in Beirut, Tripoli, Zahle and Sidon) overseen by the Ministry. Main objective of the Law is to separate clearly between the macro and micro management of water, and to strengthen the policy of the decentralization by granting more autonomy to regional authorities involved in management Full text Arabic Website www.lp.gov.lb