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Law on waters.

Country/Territory
North Macedonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Energy, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, Water
Keyword
Irrigation Hydropower generation Aquaculture Potable water Processing/handling Mineral water Animal production Livestock water use Pesticides Fertilizers/nutrients Use restrictions Plant production Framework law Authorization/permit Basin/catchment/watershed Resource/damage valuation Effluent waste water/discharge Drainage/land reclamation Ecosystem preservation Financing Flood Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Groundwater Industrial water use Inland waters Inspection Institution Integrated management Monitoring Offences/penalties Polluter pays principle Pollution control Precautionary principle Protection of environment Public health Rainwater Recreational water use Renewable energy Right to water Risk assessment/management Sewerage Surface water Sustainable use Thermal and medicinal waters Water abstraction Water quality standards Water rights Water shortage/drought Water supply Waterworks Wetlands Human rights
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This text entered into force on 23 July 2008. It will be fully applied from 1 January 2010, while the provisions of Chapter III and Chapter XI of this Law will start to be applied within 30 days from the day this Law enters into force.
Abstract

This Law regulates general water management, use, supply and conservation rules and issues (activity of public interest) pertaining to surface waters, including the permanent watercourses or watercourses where the water flows occasionally, lakes, accumulations and springs, groundwaters, waterside land and water habitats and their management, including the distribution of waters, protection and conservation of waters, as well as protection against harmful effects of waters; water use for navigation; abstraction and drainage; water resources management facilities and services; organizational set up and financing of water resources management, as well as the conditions and the procedures under which the waters can be used and discharged.

Full text
English/Macedonian
Website
www.moepp.gov.mk

References - Legislation

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Decision determining the boundaries of the river basin areas.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2012

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Classification/declassification, Surface water, Institution, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the content and manner of preparation of river basin management plans.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009

Keyword: Integrated management, Risk assessment/management, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the conditions, manner and emission limit values for the discharge of wastewater after its treatment, the manner of their calculation, taking into account the special requirements for protection of protection zones.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Pollution control, Protected area, Protection of environment, Sewerage, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Freshwater pollution, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the criteria for determining the zones sensitive to urban wastewater discharge.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Basin/catchment/watershed, Zoning, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on closer conditions, manner and maximum allowed values and concentrations of the parameters of treated wastewater for their reuse.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Irrigation, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Public health, Recycling/reuse, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation prescribing the criteria for determining the nitrate sensitive zones.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Zoning, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

List of pollutants and substances.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Pesticides, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on detailed conditions for collection, drainage and treatment, manner and conditions for design, construction and operation of systems and stations for urban wastewater treatment, as well as technical standards, parameters, emission standards and norms for quality of pretreatment, disposal and wastewater treatment, taking into account the load and the method of treatment of urban wastewater discharged in areas sensitive to urban wastewater discharge.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Standards, Waste domestic sources, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on hazardous and harmful substances and their emission standards that can be discharged into sewers or drainage systems, surface or groundwater bodies, as well as coastal lands and aquatic habitats.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Sewerage, Surface water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the conditions, manner and emission limit values for the discharge of wastewater after its treatment, the manner of their calculation, taking into account the special requirements for protection of protected areas.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the manner and procedure for use of sludge, maximum values of concentrations of heavy metals in the soil in which sludge is used, values of concentrations of heavy metals in sludge, according to its purpose and maximum annual quantities of heavy metals that can be introduced in the soil.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Agricultural land, Hazardous substances, Soil pollution/quality, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the methodology, reference measurement methods, manner and parameters of wastewater monitoring, including sludge from urban wastewater treatment.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Sewerage, Waste domestic sources, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the form and content of the invitation for education, the manner of education conduction, as well as the manner of keeping records of conducted education.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Education, Inspection, Procedural matters, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the methodology for content, manner and procedure, revision of the water management base of the Republic of Macedonia.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009

Keyword: Integrated management, Policy/planning, Sustainable use, Freshwater resources management, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the form and content of the request for failure to make a decision by which the request for water management consent is accepted or rejected.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2011

Keyword: Concession, Authorization/permit, Procedural matters, Data collection/reporting, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the content and manner of preparation of the measures programme.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009

Keyword: Integrated management, Policy/planning, Protection of environment, Surface water, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the content and the manner of preparation of the information on the cartographic representations for the water monitoring activities.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009

Keyword: Survey/mapping, Classification/declassification, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Surface water, Freshwater resources management, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decision on establishing the National Water Council.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2009

Keyword: Institution, Freshwater resources management, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decision on starting a procedure for awarding a concession for using water for production of electricity from 11 small hydropower plants.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2016

Keyword: Concession, Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Renewable energy, Sustainable development, Inland waters, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decision on starting a procedure for awarding a concession for using water for production of electricity from 37 small hydropower plants.

Legislation | North Macedonia | 2016

Keyword: Concession, Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Renewable energy, Sustainable development, Waterworks, Inland waters, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX