This Presidential Resolution introduces beginning from July 1, 2017 the procedure according to which: (a) exploitation wells drilled without obtaining permits in accordance with the established procedure, but subject to compliance with technical requirements, are subject to registration by the relevant water managers and water users for further use in accordance with the established procedure; (b) operational wells drilled without obtaining permits in accordance with the established procedure and in violation of technical requirements are subject to liquidation in accordance with the established procedure, taking into account the connection of the relevant water users and water consumers to alternative water sources; (c) issuance of hydrogeological conclusion for drilling water wells in accordance with the established procedure to legal entities and individuals is carried out exclusively by subordinate hydrogeological enterprises of the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources; (d) permit to drill water wells is issued by the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources in the presence of the conclusion of the state ecological expertise of the State Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection. The Decree specifies the responsibilities of state bodies to ensure proper control and accounting for the rational use of groundwater, as well as water managers and water users, for the rational use of water resources, maintaining proper records of the volume of water abstracted, preventing pollution and depletion of water reserves.
أوزبكستان · 2017-05-04