Regulations no. R/20 of 2021 on the abstraction and discharge of water from the ground for construction and other industrial projects. Country/Territory Maldives Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Maldives vol. 50 no. 29 of 2021. Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Potable water Protection of environment Water abstraction Authorization/permit Groundwater Irrigation Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Water quality standards Well sinking/boreholes Pollution control Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract These Regulations, made under provisions of Act no. 8/2020 (Water and Sewerage Act), provide for water abstraction, draining water from land and discharge for construction and other industrial projects, with the purposes to prevent pollution of the potable water, and to reduce damages to the environment. Matters covered by these Regulations include: sustainable use and management of natural water resources of the country; installing a well and taking water from the ground for individual purposes; extraction of water by drilling boreholes; issuance of permission to extract water from the ground and discharge it into the sea; specific requirements for using extracted water for irrigation purposes; liability in case of damages occurring during water abstraction procedures; discharged of extracted water into land and treatment of water; analysis for establishing the quality of discharged water; administrative fines and penalties. Full text Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian Website www.ura.gov.mv References - Legislation Implements Water and Sewerage Act, no. 8 of 2020. Legislation | Maldives | 2020 Keyword: Hydropower generation, Renewable energy, Protection of environment, EIA, Resource/damage valuation, Integrated management, Food security, Potable water, Framework law, Sewerage, Freshwater resources management, Water quality standards, Human rights, Right to water, Tourism, Water rights, Institution, Authorization/permit, Financing, Water supply, Groundwater, Hazards, International relations/cooperation, Water abstraction, Water desalination, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regulation no. R/138 of 2022. 1st Amendment to the abstraction and discharge of water from the ground for construction and other industrial projects Regulations. Legislation | Maldives | 2022 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX