Law and regulations that relate to water resources
This article is about the laws regulating the use of water. For environmental protection laws, see water quality law.
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Water resources law (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "water law") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. It is most closely related to property law, and is distinct from laws governing water quality.[1]
Waterresourceslaw (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "waterlaw") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource...
Waterresources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water...
Waterresourceslaws govern the ownership and use of waterresources, including surface water and ground water. Regulatory areas may include water conservation...
The waterresources of China are affected by both severe water shortages and severe growing population and rapid economic development as well as lax environmental...
The California Department of WaterResources (DWR) is part of the California Natural Resources Agency and is responsible for the management and regulation...
cent of funds to water and sanitation. Relevant laws include Law No. 7/2004 on waterresources; Law No. 22/1999 on local government; Law No.32/2004 on Regional...
water resources management for the entire country. The 2009 WaterResourcesLaw (Ley de Recursos Hídricos) and the draft National WaterResources Management...
Waterresources management in modern Egypt, is a complex process that involves multiple stakeholders who use water for irrigation, municipal and industrial...
The Berlin Rules on WaterResources is a document adopted by the International Law Association (ILA) to summarize international law customarily applied...
Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...
93/1962 Concerning Discharge of Liquid Wastes Law 27/1978 Concerning Organizing General WaterResources for Drinking and Human Use Biosafety Act 2009...
Ecocide threatens all human populations who are dependent on natural resources for maintaining ecosystems and ensuring their ability to support future...
Resources and Environment (Tasmania) Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia) Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry...
Water right in waterlaw is the right of a user to use water from a water source, e.g., a river, stream, pond or source of groundwater. In areas with...
Health and Family Welfare, Urban Development, Public Relations, WaterResources, Law and Legislative Affairs, and Parliamentary Affairs, across his various...
WaterResources Development Act (WRDA), is a reference to public laws enacted by Congress to deal with various aspects of waterresources: environmental...
Water conflict typically refers to violence or disputes associated with access to, or control of, waterresources, or the use of water or water systems...
plantations that could be harvested at set times. Forestry laws are intended to protect resources and prevent forest clearing, logging, hunting, and collecting...
of Law Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law—published at the Florida State University College of Law LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources—published...
timber trade: Asia Pacific. TRAFFIC International ICG (2001) Natural Resources and Law Enforcement in Indonesia World Bank (2002) Revised Forest Strategy...
Israel's water demand today outstrips available conventional waterresources. Thus, in an average year, Israel relies for about half of its water supply...
water are as follows: any beneficial reduction in water loss, use and waste of resources, avoiding any damage to water quality; and improving water management...
Water quality laws govern the protection of waterresources for human health and the environment. Water quality laws are legal standards or requirements...
related to Water pollution. Library resources about Water pollution Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Tackling global water pollution...
management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, waterresources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology...
state. California's emissions standards are set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). By mid-2009, 16 other states had adopted CARB rules; given...
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