This Act regulates the organisation of supply of registered immovables with water and the leading off and treatment of waste water of the registered immovables, rain water, drainage water and other soil and surface water through the public water supply and sewerage system, and provides for the rights and obligations of the state, local governments, water undertakings and clients. The provisions of this Act apply on equal bases to land used on the basis of the right of superficies, to land belonging to structures which are movables and to registered immovables. The provisions of this Act do not apply to public water supply and sewerage systems intended for manufacturing purposes only. "Public water supply and sewerage system" means a system of structures and equipment by which registered immovables are supplied with water and by which waste water is led off and which is administered by a water undertaking or serving more than 50 persons. Public water supply and public sewerage system separately or both together are deemed to be public water supply and sewerage system.
Estonia · 1999-02-10