Ministerial Decree No. 307 validating the Regulation on state monitoring of water bodies. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Surface water Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Pollution control Monitoring Data collection/reporting Freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Regulation establishes the modalities of the state monitoring of water bodies. The purpose of the state monitoring of water bodies consists in data collection and forecast of the negative processes that could have impact on water quality and the state of water bodies, elaboration and carrying into effect of preventive measures against the negative consequences of these processes, the assessment of the effectiveness of the current water protection arrangements, informational coverage of management and control in the field of use and protection of water bodies. The state monitoring of water bodies includes: 1) regular observation of the state of water bodies, quantitative and qualitative indices of surface water and groundwater; 2) collection, storage, replenishment and processing of data of the observation; 3) creation and keeping databases; 4) valuation and prognostication of the changes of the state of water bodies, quantitative and qualitative indices of surface water and groundwater. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 167-FZ Water Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Water abstraction, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Industrial water use, Recreational water use, Timber, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regulation No. 46 of the Federal Tax Service regarding the modalities of calculation and refunding to the state budget of the royalties for the use of water facilities. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 Keyword: Water charges, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 219 on state monitoring of water bodies. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Surface water, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Sustainable development, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX