Regulations no. R/54 of 2023. 1st Amendment to the General Regulations on Water and Sewerage Services. Country/Territory Maldives Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Maldives vol. 52, no. 59 of 2023. Subject Water Keyword Water supply Flood Local government Policy/planning Rainwater Renewable energy Sewerage Transport/storage Water abstraction Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract These Regulations provides for amending the General Regulations on Water and Sewerage Services no. R/23 of 2021. The Amendments concern: subsection (3) of section 7 of the main Regulations, on freshwater production for water supply system, and the need for renewable energy sources for water abstraction; the addition of a new subparagraph to section 13, concerning the maintenance of registers for rainwater storage; the insertion of new paragraphs after section 15 (h) concerning: provision of water services after flooding or other natural disasters; duties and responsibilities of the local authorities; details on costs of public water supply systems; establishment of social areas in the villages and provision of related water services; improvement of sewage and wastewater treatment systems; section 23(h) of the main Regulations on the preparation of a local Plans for water safety, sanitation safety, national water security. Full text Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian Website www.environment.gov.mv References - Legislation Amends General Regulations on Water and Sewerage Services in the Maldives, no. R/23 of 2021. Legislation | Maldives | 2021 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Authorization/permit, Certification, Resource/damage valuation, Effluent waste water/discharge, EIA, Freshwater pollution, Hazardous substances, Policy/planning, Sewerage, Standards, Waste disposal, Water quality standards, Water supply, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX