Resolution No. 1849 of 2004 declaring 17 April Dam Lake a protected area. Pays/Territoire République Arabe Syrienne Type du document Règlement Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 3, 19 January 2005, 2 pp. Sujet Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Eaux continentales Pollution des eaux douces Zone de conservation des eaux Lutte contre la pollution Aire protégée Gestion/conservation Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé The purposes of this Resolution are to declare the 17 April Dam Lake a protected area, to define its boundaries and to prevent pollution. The Resolution is composed of 7 articles. Article 1 delineates the boundaries of the Lake and specifies the Departments that maintain the topographic maps. Articles 2-5 specify the activities prohibited in the area which shall include: (a) advanced treatment of domestic waste water; (b) random use of pesticides and fertilizers; (c) use of sewage water for irrigation; (d) creation of dumps for waste, of stone quarries and stations for fuel and oil; (e) construction of roads; (f) collection of waste; and (g) discharge of oil, combustibles and radioactive materials. Articles 6 and 7 contain general provisions. Texte intégral Arabe