Decree relative to procedures for issuing water permits (No. 2 of 1994). Pays/Territoire Estonie Type du document Règlement Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Photocopy, 6 pp. Sujet Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Pollution du sol/qualité Autorisation/permis Pollution des eaux douces Eaux usées/déversement Normes de qualité de l'eau Eaux superficielles Eaux souterraines Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Prélèvement d'eau Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord Résumé This Decree of the Ministry of Environment, inter alia, establishes procedures for the issuance of permits for the extraction and use groundwater, surface water and seawater. Environmental authorities shall take decisions regarding the issue of permits. Regardless who is the owner of the water body, a permit must be applied for if the amount extracted exceeds the levels indicated in section 3. The applicant must state in the application for a permit the information specified in section 4. This information includes: a description of activities and purpose of the water extraction, the name of the water sources and exact location; a description of intake structures and water extraction devices and a description of the methods for determining the amount of water. The applicants who are not owners of land or water body on which the intake structures are located shall submit a copy of the contract of use concluded with the owner (sect. 5). Permits shall be refused if the intake affects public health, if groundwater will be polluted, if it causes damages to water life; causes damage to landowners, or deteriorates the quality of drinking water (sect. 10). Permits shall contain at least the conditions set out in section 12. (16 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implemente Act on pollution charges. Législation | Estonie | 1993 Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Autorisation/permis, Substances dangereuses, Déchets solides, Gestion des déchets Source: FAO, FAOLEX