The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 [Act No. 13 of 2019]. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Uttar Pradesh Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAN ACT to provide for protecting, conserving, controlling and regulating ground water to ensure its sustainable management in the State, both quantitatively and qualitatively, especially in stressed rural and urban areas, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Water Keyword Access-to-information Authorization/permit Basic legislation Classification/declassification Community management Data collection/reporting Hazards Drainage/land reclamation Education Effluent waste water/discharge EIA Equity Governance Groundwater Industrial water use Institution Irrigation Local government Monitoring Offences/penalties Policy/planning Pollution control Potable water Protected area Rainwater Recycling/reuse Registration Risk assessment/management Special fund Sustainable development Use restrictions Waste disposal Water abstraction Water charges Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Water supply Water users' associations Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 provides for management and regulation of ground water to ensure the sustainability of groundwater resources and equity in groundwater use in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Act consists of 52 sections across ten Chapters: I. Preliminary; II. Institutional Frame Work; III. Duties and Responsibilities; IV. Power and Functions; V. Prevention of Ground Water Pollution; VI. Self Regulation, Rain Water Harvesting, Ground Water Recharge, Recycling and Reuse, Prevention of Waterlogging; VII. Impact Assessment and Transparency; VIII. Offences and Penalties; IX. Grievance Redressal; X. Miscellaneous. Full text English Website www.indiacode.nic.in References - Legislation Implemented by The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Rules, 2020. Legislation | India | 2020 Keyword: Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Allocation/quota, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Effluent waste water/discharge, Governance, Groundwater, Industrial water use, Institution, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Potable water, Protected area, Rainwater, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Royalties/fees, Sewerage, Special fund, Surface water, Use restrictions, Waste disposal, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Well sinking/boreholes, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX