Article​​​​​​​ 20. Powers of Local Executive Authorities (hokimiyats) in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

The powers of local hokimiyat bodies in the field of regulating water relations include:

determining the main directions for the use and protection of water resources within their territory;

regulating the use of water resources within their territory and ensuring compliance with requirements for their protection;

coordinating the activities of territorial bodies of ministries, agencies, and other legal entities in the field of integrated and rational use of water and water resources, their management, accounting and protection, as well as in preventing and eliminating the harmful effects of water;

ensuring effective organization of the activities of the relevant basin (or territorial) water councils or district water councils;

assisting in the formation and approval of specific targeted lists for the introduction of water-saving irrigation technologies, as well as in their implementation;

ensuring compliance with the rights and legitimate interests of water users and water-supplying organizations;

assisting in the repair and restoration of irrigation and collector-drainage networks, as well as in ensuring water delivery to private household land plots;

implementing measures for the preservation of water bodies and improvement of their condition, preventing and eliminating the harmful effects of water, as well as pollution, and restoring facilities destroyed as a result of accidents, floods, mudflows, and natural disasters;

assisting in the efficient use of land in the water fund;

financing the maintenance costs of water management user organizations in accordance with legislation;

assisting water management user organizations in the management of water resources.

The powers of local hokimiyat bodies may also include other matters in accordance with legislation.