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Regulatory Decree No. 12/2002 approving the Water Management Plan of the Algarvian Rivers Basin.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 58 (I-B), 9 March 2002, pp. 2016-2065.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water abstraction Water supply Pollution control Potable water Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Freshwater pollution Inland waters
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree regulates the water management and use of the Algarvian Rivers Basin. The plan is composed by 6 parts specifying all the activities to be performed in the aforementioned area, such as: water captation for agricultural, domestic and other purposes; water pollution control in order to preserve the water quality for human consumption, etc. The aim of this Decree is to guarantee at short-term for a maximum of eight years.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 45/94 on planning procedures for water resources.

Legislation | Portugal | 1994

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Protected area, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX