Regional Law No. 26 “On potable water”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chuvashia Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Potable water Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Access-to-information Water supply Groundwater Enforcement/compliance 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of potable water supply and establishes state guarantees for ensuring of potable water supply to the population. Basic principles of potable water supply shall be: (a) priority of potable water supply to the population; (b) state supervision over potable water supply; (c) priority of the use of underground water for potable water supply; (d) protection of potable water supply sources; and (e) payment for potable water supply. Centralized potable water supply systems shall be the main means of potable water supply and must comply with potable water quality and safety standards. The state shall guarantee continuous and regular supply of the population with potable water complying with quality and safety standards. Potable water supplying organization must inform at least once in a month the population on compliance thereof with water quality and water safety standards. Full text Russian Website gov.cap.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 92 amending Regional Law No. 26 “On potable water”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Potable water, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX