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Official Letter No. NP-61/383 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding the modalities of licensing of boring for water abstraction purpose (except for thermal springs).

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Mineral water Well sinking/boreholes Water abstraction Drainage/land reclamation Industrial water use Water supply Concession
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 purpose of this Official Letter is to demarcate the authority in the field of issuing licences for boring between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Ministry of Natural Resources is entitled to issue boring licence for mineral water, industrial water use, for centralised and de-centralised water supply of towns, townships and industrial enterprises. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is entitled to issue boring licences for centralised and de-centralised water supply for land reclamation and agricultural use, and for drainage. The realisation of boring in the rural area is conceded exclusively to the water and land users in possession of the licence for water abstraction issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

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