Article​​​​​​​ 119. Conservation of water objects of special state importance

The legal regime for the conservation of water objects of special state importance is established by this Code, legislation on nature protection, and other legislative acts and includes:

ensuring the priority of water discharge for ecological and sanitary purposes to maintain a stable water flow and to conserve and restore ecological systems in water objects;

establishing norms for technogenic load and water quality for the ecological system of the water object;

protecting the water area of the water object from water and wind erosion, desertification, waterlogging, secondary salinization, and pollution with production and consumption waste and other pollutants;

recultivating the lands of the water fund that have been disturbed as a result of anthropogenic interference or natural disasters;

establishing a special regime for economic activity aimed at maintaining and improving the sanitary-epidemiological and ecological situation;

other measures aimed at conserving water objects in natural areas.

The following are prohibited in water objects of special state importance and in adjacent territories:

activities that lead to the destruction of the natural ecosystems of the water object basin and changes in the environment that are dangerous for the life and health of the population;

the import, storage, or burial of radioactive waste and products that cannot be neutralized or disposed of in water protection zones;

mowing reeds and other plants, burning them, uprooting trees, and processing the beds of rivers that are important as spawning grounds for fish;

carrying out economic activities and providing services for the performance of work without a mandatory state ecological and sanitary expertise;

other activities that have a negative impact on the condition of water objects of special state importance.

When compiling the general and basin schemes for the integrated use and conservation of water and water resources, the specifics of the regime for regulating economic activity in water objects of special state importance are taken into account.

The list of water objects of special state importance and the specifics of the legal regime for regulating economic activity in them are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.