Law No. 10.350 on the Water Resources System of Rio Grande do Sul State. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Rio Grande do Sul Type du document Législation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Prélèvement d'eau Zone de conservation des eaux Normes de qualité de l'eau Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Classement/déclassement Concession Eaux continentales Eaux superficielles Eaux souterraines Utilisation durable Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication. Résumé This Law is composed of 43 articles divided in six Chapters. It regulates the Water Resources System of Rio Grande do Sul State. The Law rules on the State Policy of Water Resources, providing overall and specific objectives. Water is considered as a limited resource belonging to public domain and having economic value. Water resources shall be considered as a whole integrated cycle and shall be managed through hydrographical basin units. Water resources policy aims at promoting the harmonization between all water uses given its limited quantity. The Law rules the Water Resources System and defines all relevant management and control bodies. Moreover, it defines planning and management instruments. Finally it provides sanctions and penalties for non compliance. The State Policy on Water Resources aims to promote harmonization between the multiple and competitive uses of water resources and their limited and random temporal and spatial availability, in order to: I - ensure the supply of the human population as a priority and allow the continuity and development of economic activities; II - combat the adverse effects of floods and droughts, and soil erosion; III - prevent degradation and promote the improvement of quality and increase the capacity of water bodies, surface and underground, so that human activities are carried out in a context of socio-economic development that ensures the availability of resources current users and future generations, in quantitative and qualitative standards. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.al.rs.gov.br Références - Législation Implementé par Decree No. 36.055 implementing Law No. 10.350 of 1994 on water resources. Législation | Brésil | 1995 Mot clé: Inspection, Institution, Monitorage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 42.047 regulating groundwater management and conservation in Rio Grande do Sul State. Législation | Brésil | 2002 Mot clé: Eaux souterraines, Zone de conservation des eaux, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Classement/déclassement, Concession, Autorisation/permis, Monitorage, Politique/planification, Eaux continentales Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 37.033 regulating water use in Rio Grande do Sul State. Législation | Brésil | 1996 Mot clé: Prélèvement d'eau, Concession, Classement/déclassement, Politique/planification, Enregistrement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 37.034 implementing Law No. 10.350 on the National System of Water Resources. Législation | Brésil | 1996 Mot clé: Institution, Associations d'usagers de l'eau Source: FAO, FAOLEX Norm SEMA No. 7 regulating Irrigation System for 2014/2015 within Rio Grande do Sul. Législation | Brésil | 2014 Mot clé: Irrigation, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 38.903 creating the Management Committee of the Caí River Basin. Législation | Brésil | 1998 Mot clé: Institution, Eaux continentales, Eaux superficielles, Eaux souterraines, Utilisation durable, Associations d'usagers de l'eau, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Institution de bassin Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Law No. 11.560 amending Laws No. 10.350 and No. 8.850 regulating Water Resources in Rio Grande do Sul State. Législation | Brésil | 2000 Mot clé: Fonds spécial, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Approvisionnement en eau, Institution, Développement agricole Source: FAO, FAOLEX