Order No. 47-r of the Premier of the Republic of Kazakhstan setting up Water Council. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Institution Freshwater resources management Priorities Water supply Allocation/quota Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract Water Council is a consultative and advisory body under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a view of improvement of the national water resources management. The task of Water Council are to develop recommendations and proposals on: (a) national policy priorities in the field of water management; (b) determination of national priorities in the field of water supply by river basins and within basins, as well as by sectors (combining the priorities of the agricultural, industrial and municipal sectors); (c) redistribution of water resources between regions and consumers and, if necessary, setting quotas; (d) definition of standards for environmental protection; (e) funding rules for the industry (access to public/private financing and general charges collected from consumers); (f) determining the organizational policy of the water management sector; and (g) development of positions and approaches on issues of interaction with neighboring countries on the joint use of transboundary water resources. Full text Russian Website adilet.zan.kz