Article​​​​​​​ 24. Powers of the Hydrometeorology Service Agency under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

The powers of the Hydrometeorology Service Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Hydrometeorology Service Agency) under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of regulating water relations include:

developing and improving the state system of hydrometeorological observations, and providing economic sectors and the population with hydrometeorological information;

conducting monitoring of surface waters at hydrological posts under its jurisdiction;

providing interested republican executive authorities, local hokimiyat bodies, organizations, and citizens with information on current and expected hydrometeorological conditions, climate changes, the state of water and water bodies, the degree of environmental pollution, as well as urgent information on dangerous and/or natural hydrometeorological events related to water factors;

forming and maintaining the state fund of data on water environment pollution, and maintaining the section “Surface Waters” of the State Water Cadaster;

conducting regular monitoring of the occurrence and development of natural hydrometeorological events associated with water factors and pollution of surface waters;

conducting scientific research aimed at improving the system of short-term and long-term forecasting of river water content under conditions of climate change;

participating, within its competence, in the development of interstate and international relations in the field of hydrometeorology;

participating in the activities of the Republican Water Council, submitting proposals to the Council on the availability and forecasts of water resources, the state of water cadaster maintenance, existing problems, and ways of their resolution.

The powers of the Hydrometeorology Service Agency may also include other matters in accordance with legislation.