Rules for surface water protection (No. 5/15-12). Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Type du document Règlement Date Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux superficielles Normes de qualité de l'eau Eaux usées/déversement Drainage/assèchement Lutte contre la pollution Ouvrages Pollution des eaux douces Aire géographique Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Mer Noire, Mer Caspienne, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Résumé The purpose of surface water protection shall be to ensure protection of public health, ensuring favourable conditions for water management and ecological well-being of waterbodies. All the waterbodies located on the national territory shall be subject to protection against pollution, water clogging and exhaustion. This Instruction regulates effluent waste water discharge, and also discharge of drainage and land reclamation water. It also regulates various types of economic activity, including construction of waterworks that can make unfavourable impact on the state of surface water. Water protection arrangements shall include: (a) setting water quality standards; (b) regulation of effluent waste water discharge; (c) regulation of economic activities; (d) organization of coastal water protection zones; (e) preventive arrangements against water pollution; (f) registration and processing of information; and (g) prosecution for the infringement of regulations and requirements related to protection of waterbodies. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.priroda.ru