Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Institution Water conservation zone Water rights Water charges Irrigation Industrial water use Hydropower generation Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Water supply Pollution control Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract The objectives of water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan are the regulation of water relations of the purpose of rational and sustainable water use, the protection of water resources form pollution and exhaustion, and the improvement of the legal framework with respect to water relations (art. 1). Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Water Code (No.481 of 2003). Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2003 (2023) Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Policy/planning, Priorities, Freshwater resources management, Water charges, Sewerage, Industrial water use, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Transboundary effects, Waterworks, Water supply, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Right to water, Offences/penalties, International relations/cooperation, Human rights, Climate change, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX