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Order No. 17 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating Methodical Instructions on water reservoirs management.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Surface water Water conservation zone Waterworks
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

This Order establishes that Methodical Instructions shall be applicable to elaboration of individual water reservoirs management rules and regulations for water reservoirs included in special list with content capacity of over ten million cubic metres. The aforesaid water reservoirs management rules and regulations shall contain water management designs, hydropower generation capacity and hydrographical assessment that shall form the basis for substantiation of water reservoirs management schemes. Water reservoirs management rules and regulations shall contain rules for management of water resources and operation and functioning of waterworks, water conservation and reservoir drawdown. Water reservoirs management rules and regulations shall be revised and updated once in 10-15 years depending upon changes in hydrological regime of water reservoirs.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.systema.ru

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Government Resolution No. 349 validating the Regulation on development, coordination and approval of rules for the use of water reservoirs, including standard rules for the use of water reservoirs.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Surface water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX