This Water Code regulates relations concerning the sustainable and rational use of water to meet the needs of legal entities and individuals. It provides for the protection of water against pollution, contamination and depletion, the prevention and elimination of the negative effects of water, and the restoration and improvement of water bodies. The water fund of Turkmenistan is under the exclusive ownership of the State. The Code establishes the powers of state and local authorities in the management, use and protection of water resources. It provides for integrated water resources management based on administrative-territorial and basin principles and regulates water planning, water accounting, the State Water Cadastre and monitoring of water bodies. It also provides for the participation of citizens and public associations and access to information concerning the use and protection of water. The Code regulates the granting, exercise, limitation and termination of water-use rights and sets out the rights and obligations of water users. It governs general and special water use, water supply, irrigation and drainage, the use of surface water and groundwater, and the operation of hydraulic structures. Special water use is subject to a permit. Water users must observe water-use limits, keep records of water abstraction and use, and install water-measuring equipment and instruments at their own expense. The Code establishes requirements for preventing pollution and depletion of water bodies, discharging wastewater and drainage water, and maintaining water-protection and sanitary protection zones. It provides for water-quality and discharge standards, payment and tariffs for water use, state control, settlement of water disputes, liability and compensation for damage. It also regulates the use and protection of transboundary waters in accordance with the Code, other legislation and international treaties of Turkmenistan.
Туркменистан · 2016-10-15