Regional Law No. 327-ZRK “On payment for the use of waterbodies”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Karelia Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water abstraction Water charges Industrial water use Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on 1 April 1999. Abstract This Regional Law establishes that legal persons and individual entrepreneurs performing industrial water uses (including thermal energy generation) and industrial water abstraction shall be subject to mandatory payment of water charges. It shall be applicable only to surface water. Calculation of rates of water charges shall be based upon one thousand cubic meters used as basic calculation unit. Full text Russian Website www.gov.karelia.ru