Regional Act No. 7 making provision on land reclamation and irrigation. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Lombardia Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lombardia No. 25, 20 June 2003 Subject Water Keyword Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Policy/planning Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Region promotes and makes rules concerning land reclamation and irrigation, particularly looking at the following objectives: (i) the rational utilization of water resources, (ii) ensuring supply of water, (iii) quantitative and qualitative protection of water intended for irrigation. Land reclamation and waterworks shall be operated on the basis of a general plan and three-year implementing programmes. To this end, the regional territory shall be divided into special districts as per article 3. Articles 4 to 8 regard the structural organization as well as the functions which pertain to the consortia engaged in land reclamation and irrigation undertakings. A special regional counsel is set up in accordance with article 19. Full text Italian Website www.regione.lombardia.it