Rules for surface water protection (No. 5/15-12). Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water quality standards Effluent waste water/discharge Drainage/land reclamation Pollution control Waterworks Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract The purpose of surface water protection shall be to ensure protection of public health, ensuring favourable conditions for water management and ecological well-being of waterbodies. All the waterbodies located on the national territory shall be subject to protection against pollution, water clogging and exhaustion. This Instruction regulates effluent waste water discharge, and also discharge of drainage and land reclamation water. It also regulates various types of economic activity, including c Full text Russian Website www.priroda.ru