Law on Public Works. Country/Territory North Macedonia Document type Legislation Date Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Unofficial translation. Subject Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Soil pollution/quality Land-use planning Pollution control Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Water supply Waterworks Sewerage Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Europe Abstract This Law shall regulate the basic conditions and the manner of performing public works, financing of public works and other items of importance for the public works. Public works as covered by this Act include: supply of drinking water, meaning intake, treatment and distribution of water, up to the measuring instrument of the user; treatment and delivery of technological water, meaning intake, treatment and distribution of water, up to the measuring instrument of the user; taking away and treatment of waste water, meaning intake of waste water at the household connection of the outdoors sewerage network, carrying across the street sewerage network, treatment and outlet in a recipient, as well as cleaning of septic tanks; taking away and outlet of atmospheric water, meaning intake of atmospheric waters from urban areas, carrying across the sewerage network and outlet in a recipient; disposal of industrial waste and harmful substances, meaning waste collection, transportation, treatment and disposal in developed disposal sites, as well as disposal sites maintenance; maintenance and use of parks, greenery, parks-forests, water and recreation areas, meaning growing, maintenance and use of green areas, planting of low and high vegetation, etc.; pests extermination, etc. The development of public works shall be done by plans and annual programs, in accordance with the law (art 4). Article 18 makes provision for the construction of water supply systems, whereas article 19 deals with sewerage systems with waste water treatment plants. (45 articles) Full text English