Ministerial Decree No. 690 validating the Regulation on safety of water supply system and waterworks. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Water supply Waterworks Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of ensuring safety of water supply system and waterworks and it shall be compulsory for all the operators. Safety of water supply system and waterworks shall be based on data collected in the process of monitoring on regular basis. Owner of water supply system or waterworks shall have the duty to ensure safe operation and safety level of technical state thereof. Owner of water supply system and waterworks with period of operation over 25 years shall carry out annual inspections for the purpose of assessment of resistance, stability and operational reliability thereof. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz