Article​​​​​​​ 139. Conditions for the location, design, construction, reconstruction, repair, restoration, and commissioning of enterprises, structures, and other objects that affect the condition of water and water objects

When locating, designing, constructing, reconstructing, repairing, restoring, and commissioning enterprises, structures, and other objects that affect the condition of water and water objects, and when introducing new technological processes, the rational use of water and water objects, as well as a favorable regime for the discharge of collector-drainage water and sewage, must be ensured, with due regard for the requirements for protecting the health of the population and for satisfying drinking and domestic needs as a priority. In this case, measures are provided for to ensure the accounting of water taken from and returned to water objects, the protection of waters from pollution, contamination, and depletion, the prevention of the harmful effects of water, the minimization of land waterlogging, the protection of lands from salinization, waterlogging, or cracking, as well as the preservation of favorable natural conditions and landscapes.

Projects for the construction and reconstruction of enterprises, structures, and other objects that affect the condition of water and water objects must be drawn up taking into account the possibilities of using water objects for recreation and sports.