Water and Sewerage Act Chapter 9.03. Pays/Territoire Sainte-Luce Type du document Législation Date 2005 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the management of water resources and to regulate the delivery of water supply services and sewerage services throughout Saint Lucia and for related matters. Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Certification Responsabilité/indemnisation Protection du consommateur Institution Gouvernance Drainage/assèchement Royalties/redevances Inondation Gestion des resources en eau douce Eau à usage industriel Inspection Lutte contre la pollution Eau potable Questions de procédures Droit à l'eau Égouts Fonds spécial Normes Subvention/incitation Taxe/impôt Élimination de déchets Prélèvement d'eau Redevances pour les eaux Zone de conservation des eaux Normes de qualité de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Pollution des eaux douces Eaux usées/déversement Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Infractions/sanctions Droits de l'homme Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act sets forth provisions on the establishment, duties and authorities of the Water Resources Management Agency, National Water and Sewerage Commission. The Agency may collect application fees, license fees and permit fees and other charges under this Act and these fees will be allocated to the Consolidated Fund. This Act underlines that the right to water shall be exercised with special emphasis on protection of water, efficient use and management of water resources for domestic, industrial, commercial, hydro-electrical, geothermal purposes and fishing and agricultural activities, preservation of flora and fauna, and prevention and mitigation of the effects of erosion, drainage, pollution and flood. The abstraction of water shall be carried out through certification. According to the ecology, hydrology and hydrogeology factors and water demands and availability in the area, that area may be declared as a water control area. In addition to that, the Minister may declare an area as a waste control area for the protection of the water resources from pollution or reduction in water quality. The permit shall be granted for abstract or use water in a water control area or discharge waste in a waste control area. Water supply and sewerage services shall be carried out only by the holder of a valid service license granted under this Act. The service license shall be in accordance with the minimum standards for the quality of potable water set by the Ministry responsible for health and the Bureau of Standards under the Public Health Act and the Standards Act. Finally this Act sets forth provisions on consumer protection, Tariff Scheme, Subsidies and Levy, breaches, offences and penalties, and procedures of jurisdictional proceedings. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Water and Sewerage (General Provisions) Regulations (S.I. 104/2008). Législation | Sainte-Luce | 2008 Mot clé: Accès-à-l'information, Autorisation/permis, Certification, Règlement des différends, Institution, Questions de procédures Source: FAO, FAOLEX The Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 7 of 2009. Législation | Sainte-Luce | 2009 Mot clé: Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Collecte de données/déclarations, Gouvernance, Inspection, Politique/planification, Eau potable, Aire protégée, Protection de l’environnement, Participation du public, Égouts, Normes de qualité de l'eau, Gestion des resources en eau douce, Approvisionnement en eau, Eaux continentales Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par National Utilities Regulatory Commission Act No. 3 of 2016. Législation | Sainte-Luce | 2015 Mot clé: Approvisionnement en eau, Accès-à-l'information, Autorisation/permis, Protection du consommateur, Eaux usées/déversement, Normes environnementales, Institution, Eau potable, Santé publique, Énergie renouvelable, Égouts, Normes, Transport/dépôt, Élimination de déchets, Déchets ménagers, Déchets non-ménagers, Lutte contre la pollution, Pollution des eaux douces, Protection de l’environnement Source: FAO, FAOLEX