Ministerial Decree No. 728 on hydrographic and hydroeconomic zoning of the national territory and validation of the boundaries of water basins. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Zoning Sustainable development Basin/catchment/watershed Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Ministerial Decree enters into force on 1 January 2007. Abstract This Ministerial Decrees stipulates that: (a) hydrographic zoning of the national territory shall be carried out by the Federal Water Resources Agency in agreement with Federal Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Service and in accordance with the hydrographic zoning methodology of the territory of the Russian Federation; (b) hydroeconomic zoning shall be carried out by the Federal Water Resources Agency in accordance with the hydrographic zoning methodology of the territory of the Rus Full text Russian Website www.government.ru References - Legislation Implements Water Code (No. 74-FZ). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Public water, Water abstraction, Water charges, Potable water, Hydropower generation, Contract/agreement, Right to water, Water rights, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX