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Regulation on operation of reclamation works and separate waterworks.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Waterworks Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Contract/agreement Inland waters
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 Regulation establishes that operation of reclamation works and separate waterworks shall include water supply, regulation of water regime of soil and preparation of reclamation network for vegetation period. Operation of irrigation systems shall include distribution of abstracted water between water users in accordance with set limits and registration of irrigated land. Distribution of water among water users shall be carried out in accordance with water use contracts. A basic condition for correct operation of irrigation systems shall be primary registration and metering of water. Stock watering from open channels, ponds and waterbodies shall be prohibited. Operation of separate waterworks shall ensure continuous water abstraction and its supply to irrigation system and to other water users according to schedule and control of water level at water sheds.

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