Article​​​​​​​ 22. Powers of the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

The powers of the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of regulating water relations include:

carrying out geological exploration to determine the resources and reserves of groundwater, developing justified proposals for their rational use, and for their protection from pollution and depletion;

exercising state control over the rational use of groundwater, compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements in the use and protection of groundwater by legal entities and individuals;

maintaining information on the state balance of groundwater reserves, the state cadaster of protected natural areas, and zones of formation of groundwater deposits of fresh water;

maintaining state monitoring of groundwater jointly with interested ministries, agencies, and local hokimiyat bodies;

exercising control and accounting of groundwater use within its competence;

monitoring pollution sources of groundwater;

jointly with interested ministries and agencies, developing schemes for integrated use and protection of groundwater;

issuing permits for drilling wells for groundwater extraction and for special water use;

providing hydrogeological conclusions on the condition of groundwater;

attracting investments for the efficient use, accurate accounting, and protection of groundwater;

participating within its competence in the siting, designing, construction, reconstruction, repair, and commissioning of enterprises, facilities, and other objects that affect the state of groundwater, and approving these;

participating in the activities of the Republican Water Council, submitting proposals on the condition of groundwater, its use, existing problems, and ways of their solution.

The powers of the Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also include other matters in accordance with legislation.