Article​​​​​​​ 164. Financial sanctions for violation of the water intake procedure

In the event that the water intake procedure for agricultural, fishing, industrial, energy, and domestic needs is violated by legal entities, financial sanctions in the form of a fine are applied to them in the following amounts:

for every thousand cubic meters of water taken by water users in excess of the established limit — in the amount of 20 percent of the basic calculated amount;

for every thousand cubic meters of water taken by water users without concluding water intake agreements — in the amount of 30 percent of the basic calculated amount;

for every thousand cubic meters of water taken by water users without being equipped with water management and accounting facilities — in the amount of 5 percent of the basic calculated amount;

for every thousand cubic meters of water taken by water management user organizations, water supply organizations, and water users without a permit for special water use — in the amount of 40 percent of the basic calculated amount;

for every thousand cubic meters of water taken by water management user organizations, water supply organizations, and water users illegally — in the amount of 30 percent of the basic calculated amount.

If the violation of the water intake procedure is committed repeatedly within one year after the application of financial sanctions, the financial sanctions provided for in the first part of this article are applied in a fivefold amount.

The financial sanctions in the form of a fine provided for in the first and second parts of this article are applied in a judicial procedure, with the exception of cases when the number of financial sanctions is paid voluntarily by legal entities within a period of one month.