Ministerial Decree No. 23 of the attribution of the status of protected areas to the deposits of potable water. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Potable water Protected area Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree attributes the status of protected areas to the areas with deposits of potable water. The State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources shall be responsible for constant supervision over rational management of the resources of groundwater and protection thereof against pollution. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz