Law on waterworks and use of water (Waterworks Law). Pays/Territoire Suisse Sous-division territoriale Obwalden Type du document Législation Date 2001 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux superficielles Ouvrages Redevances pour les eaux Inondation Subvention/incitation Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Eaux continentales Pollution des eaux douces Royalties/redevances Mise en application Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 2002. Résumé The present Law enforces the Federal Waterworks Act of 21 June 1991. The purpose of the Law is to ensure the protection of human beings, animals and appurtenances of value against the damage resulting from water, to conserve the waters in a natural way or to arrange them in a natural way and to use them sensibly. The Law shall be applied to all public surface waters and to private surface waters where this is explicitly stated. The text consists of 56 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Waterworks and water maintenance (II); Use of water (III); Fees and charges (IV); Legal protection and penalties (V); Transitional and final provisions (VI). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ow.ch Références - Législation Implemente Loi fédérale sur l'aménagement des cours d'eau. Législation | Suisse | 1991 (2020) Mot clé: Eaux superficielles, Ouvrages, Inondation, Subvention/incitation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implementé par Decision by the Executive Council on a planning zone ensuring water spaces. Législation | Suisse | 2010 Mot clé: Ouvrages, Eaux continentales, Inondation, Zonage, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Bassin/captage/bassin versant Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waterworks Ordinance. Législation | Suisse | 2001 (2009) Mot clé: Eaux superficielles, Ouvrages, Redevances pour les eaux, Inondation, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Eaux continentales, Pollution des eaux douces, Royalties/redevances, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Lutte contre la pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX