Law No. 3.984 creating the Environmental and Water Resources Institution of the Federal District (Brasília Ambiental). Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Distrito Federal Type du document Législation Date 2007 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Institution Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Lutte contre la pollution Gestion des resources en eau douce Approvisionnement en eau Associations d'usagers de l'eau Fonds spécial Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Utilisation durable Monitorage Autorisation/permis Gestion intégrée Pollution des eaux douces 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 day of its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 53 articles divided into four Titles, provides for Policy of Water Resources and the System for the Water Resources Management of the State. The State Policy is based on the following principles: water is a public property, a limited natural resource endowed with economic value, and its use may be passive of collection; in situations of scarcity, the priority use of water resources is for human consumption and watering of animals; water resources management should always provide for the multiple use of water; hydrographic basin is the territorial unit for the implementation of the State Policy of Water Resources and performance of the State System of Management of Water resources; Water resources management must be decentralized and involve the participation of the Government, users and communities. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.sinj.df.gov.br