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Water Rights Act.

Country/Territory
Liechtenstein
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Authorization/permit Concession Royalties/fees Flood Groundwater Hydropower generation Offences/penalties Policy/planning Potable water Recreational water use Surface water Water abstraction Water charges Freshwater resources management Water rights Water supply Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on 18 December 1976.
Abstract

This Act provides regulations for the use of natural and artificial, surface and underground public waters and shall concern private waters only in the cases that are expressly referred. The Act provides for allowed use of public waters for utility and recreational purposes such as drinking, watering, washing, bathing, swimming, drawing water or boating. The text lays out provisions for the cases that the water use is subject to issuance of a permit such as installations of any kind of facility for abstraction of the public waters for storage, cleaning and cooling purposes and the production of heat. The Act has one section on use of private waters and restrictions on use of water by private owners. The Act governs on the use of hydropower for energy production and further provides for preparation of a water management plan based on economic use of waterbody, water protection and flood requirements. The text further provides for the dues and penalties.

Full text
German
Website
www.gesetze.li

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ordinance relating to the Water Rights Act.

Legislation | Liechtenstein | 1979 (2022)

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Water rights, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX