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Law of Georgia on Water Resources Management (No. 3423-XIMS-XMP of 2023)

Country/Territory
Georgia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Coastal zone management Land tenure Marine area Marine pollution Basic legislation Authorization/permit Basin/catchment/watershed Climate change Community management Data collection/reporting Classification/declassification Effluent waste water/discharge Drainage/land reclamation Early warning system Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Ecosystem preservation Flood Freshwater pollution Governance Groundwater Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Hazards Human rights Industrial water use Business/industry/corporations Integrated management Irrigation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Livestock water use Monitoring Pollution control Potable water Priorities Procedural matters Protection of environment Public health Public participation Right to water Risk assessment/management River basin institution Sewerage Surface water Sustainable development Sustainable use Transboundary effects Use restrictions Water abstraction Water charges Water conservation zone Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Water rights Water shortage/drought Water supply Water users' associations Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Wetlands Zoning Inland waters
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia
Abstract

The goal of this Law is provision of the legal basis for the management of water resources, which ensures implementation of the entire state policy in the fields of protection and use of water resources, the right of citizens to have access to clean water, development of safe environment for human life and health and protection and sustainable use of water resources in accordance with integrated management principles.

Full text
Georgian
Website
matsne.gov.ge

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law of Georgia on Water (No. 936-IS of 1997)

Legislation | Georgia | 1997 (2014)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Marine area, Coastal zone management, Framework law, Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Freshwater resources management, Potable water, Liability/compensation, Right to water, Inland waters, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Water rights, Waterworks, Well sinking/boreholes, Wetlands, Research, Sustainable use, Thermal and medicinal waters, Policy/planning, Integrated management, Sustainable development, Aquaculture, Flood, Hazards, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Hazardous substances, Industrial water use, Internal trade, International trade, Irrigation, Pollution control, Protected area, Protection of environment, Public health, Water shortage/drought, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX