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Water Management Act.

Country/Territory
Croatia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995 (2005)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Narodne novine No. 150, 21 December 2005.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Authorization/permit Groundwater Thermal and medicinal waters Surface water Waterworks Water supply Concession Offences/penalties Hazardous substances Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act enter into force on 28 December 2005.
Abstract

This Act regulates the legal status of water and water estate, the methods and conditions of water management (water use, water protection, regulation of watercourses and other water bodies, and protection from adverse effects of water), the method of organizing and performing water management tasks and functions, basic conditions for carrying out of water management activities; powers and duties of Government administration and other Government bodies, local authorities and other legal subjects, and other issues of importance to water management. The Act also establishes "Croatian Waters" - the legal entity in charge of water management tasks. Under the conditions of this Act, water permits can be or are issued. Water permits are issued under certain conditions for some of the dangerous substances in water. The Department of water management (MAFWM) is responsible for implementation of this Act.

Full text
Croatian
Website
www.nn.hr

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Management Act.

Legislation | Croatia | 1995

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Authorization/permit, Groundwater, Thermal and medicinal waters, Surface water, Waterworks, Water supply, Concession, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Right to water, Offences/penalties, Basin/catchment/watershed, Human rights, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation on conditions and procedures for granting concessions on water and public water resources.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Concession, Water abstraction, Water charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on special conditions to be fulfilled by legal persons engaged in wastewater activities.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Sewerage, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waste domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on special requirements for carrying out water supply activities.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Water abstraction, Water supply, Standards, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the register of affected and drained quantities of water.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Registration, Water abstraction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

National Water Protection Plan.

Legislation | Croatia | 1999

Keyword: Water quality standards, Water rights, Water supply, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Ecosystem preservation, Financing, Inland waters, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the establishment of water catchment areas.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Classification/declassification, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation establishing the boundaries of water basins.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Basin/catchment/watershed, Governance, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the list of state waters.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Inland waters, Irrigation, Basin/catchment/watershed, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the issuance of Water Right Acts.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Water rights, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on special conditions to be fulfilled by legal persons performing particularly important activities for water management.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Irrigation, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the State plan for flood control.

Legislation | Croatia | 1997

Keyword: Flood, Data collection/reporting, Hazards, Monitoring, Precautionary principle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the Program on special part of the civil service examination for civil servants in the state administration, establishing the field of water management and employees of the "Croatian Waters" authorized for water rights acts.

Legislation | Croatia | 1996

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Water rights, Institution, International organization

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the mandatory public information procedure and the water users' participation in preparing planning bases for water management.

Legislation | Croatia | 2008

Keyword: Public participation, Policy/planning, Water abstraction, Water conservation zone, Water rights, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on limit values of hazardous and other substances in waste water.

Legislation | Croatia | 2008

Keyword: Waste domestic sources, Water quality standards, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on technical, economic and other conditions for the development of melioration drainage systems and bases for technical and economic maintenance of the systems.

Legislation | Croatia | 1997

Keyword: Water conservation zone, Drainage/land reclamation, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the water management strategy.

Legislation | Croatia | 2008

Keyword: Biodiversity, Waste domestic sources, Water abstraction, Water rights, Water supply, Ecosystem preservation, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Standards, Sustainable development, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the decision on granting concessions for the abstraction of water for public water supply for the Municipal Utility companies Komunalac Private Limited Liability Company, Senj.

Legislation | Croatia | 2011

Keyword: Concession, Standards, Water abstraction, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation amending the Regulation on the State plan for flood control.

Legislation | Croatia | 2006

Keyword: Flood, Data collection/reporting, Hazards, Monitoring, Precautionary principle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Water Law.

Legislation | Croatia | 2009

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Standards, Irrigation, Waterworks, Water supply, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX