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Ministerial Decree No. 13-p on inspection of drainage and irrigation systems.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Waterworks Inspection Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

The purpose of inspection of drainage and irrigation systems shall be to ensure protection and rational management of water. It aims at the enforcement of the national legislation on water management and protection. The targets of inspection shall be: (a) water conservation and protection of waterbodies against pollution, siltation and exhaustion; (b) compliance with the national legislation on water management and protection; (c) issuance of instructions, and supervision over the implementation thereof, regarding improvement of the state of waterbodies; (d) calculation of damage caused to waterbodies, liability and compensation; (e) technical supervision over the condition of irrigation channels and waterworks. The inspectors must control availability of water management authorization and permit for discharge of foul water, water treatment before discharge and the correctness of registration of water abstraction and discharge.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.nature.kz

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 160-1 on Environmental Protection.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997

Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards, Dispute settlement, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Research, Environmental standards, Education, Environmental audit, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX