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Water Harvesting and Storage Regulations - Legal Notice no. 169/2021.

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2021.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Authorization/permit Climate change Liability/compensation Contract/agreement Data collection/reporting Hazards Drainage/land reclamation EIA Environmental planning Flood Institution Irrigation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Local government Monitoring Offences/penalties Rainwater Resource/damage valuation Right to water Surface water Water charges Freshwater resources management Water supply Water users' associations Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Human rights Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations implement provisions of the Water Act, no. 43 of 2016 concerning water harvesting systems and storage and waterworks and shall apply to the policies, plans, programmes and activities of the national government, county governments and their entities and public and private waterworks for water harvesting and storage, reservoirs for impounding surface run-off and to the stream flows to synchronize them with water demand patterns and structures for flood control and management.

Full text
English
Website
kenyalaw.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act, 2016 (No. 43 of 2016).

Legislation | Kenya | 2016

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Sustainable development, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Waterworks, Water supply, Sewerage, Water charges, Institution, Water quality standards, Authorization/permit, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Community management, Water conservation zone, Water rights, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inspection, Groundwater, Surface water, Special fund, Water shortage/drought, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Classification/declassification, Dispute settlement, Sustainable use, Monitoring, Right to water, Human rights, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX