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Ministerial Decree No.194 of 2001 establishing the Water Supply Well Field Protection Zones in al Sharqiyah Governorate.

Country/Territory
Oman
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water conservation zone Water desalination Water supply Well sinking/boreholes Groundwater Institution Pollution control Saltwater intrusion/siltation Water abstraction Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Decree consisting of 5 articles and four Annexes aims at establishing the Water Supply well field Protection Zones in A'Sharqiyah Region in the Wilayat of Sur and Ibra which are illustrated in the attached maps in Annex 1. The purpose of these zones is to develop water resources as well as protect them and public water supply well fields against pollution, over abstraction and intrusion of saline water. Each Region is to be divided into three areas each determined according to the co-ordinates given in Annex 2. Activities and works should be carried out in accordance with the regulations given in the Annex 4. The extent of permission to practice activities and works in the protected Regions are indicated in Annex 3.

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