Law No. 7.408 establishing safety requirements for water dams and industrial toxic residues disposal. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Pará Type du document Législation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Ouvrages Pollution des eaux douces Eau à usage industriel Élimination de déchets Eaux usées/déversement Normes environnementales Lutte contre la pollution Normes Protection de l’environnement 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 11 articles, establishes safety requirements for water dams and industrial toxic residues disposal. It specifies that the designing of water dams and toxic waste disposal in order must be licensed according to the environmental enforced legislation. The following activities, prior the construction of water dams and the disposal of industrial toxic residues disposal, must have: a hydrologic, geologic and weather forecast studies for a period of 10 years related to the hydrographic basin; and other safety standards in order to guarantee the stability of water dams and to prevent environmental and water pollution. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.soleis.adv.br