Statute of the State Control of the Use and Protection of Bodies of Water (Decree No. 716 of 1997). Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Institution Freshwater resources management 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 The task of the state institution for the control of the use and protection of bodies of water shall consist in ensuring compliance by legal and natural persons with the rules established by legislation for the use and protection of bodies of water; with the standards, normals and rules in the use and protection of bodies of water; with the regime of use of territories of water protection zones of bodies of water, and with other requirements of Russian Federation water legislation. Full text English