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. Full text Russian Website www.vcom.ru