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The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Rules, 2020.

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Uttar Pradesh
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
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
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Rules are framed in exercise of the powers conferred by section 49 of the Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019. It consists of 12 Chapters: I. Preliminary; II. Terms of office of members of Appropriate Authorities; III. Registration of Wells in Notified and Non-notified areas; IV. Grant of Authorization/No-objection; V. Identification and Demarcation of Notified areas; VI. Fixing Limit of Abstraction of Ground Water for Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructural or Bulk Users; VII. Demarcation and Declaration of Ground Water Quality Sensitive Zones; VIII. Process for Fixing Standards of Treated Waste Water and Procedure for Installation of Treatment Plant; IX. Rain Water Harvesting; X. Compounding of Offences; XI. Grievance Redressal; and XII Miscellaneous.

Full text
English
Website
www.indiacode.nic.in

References - Legislation

Implements

The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019 [Act No. 13 of 2019].

Legislation | India | 2019

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX