Article​​​​​​​ 33. Submission of applications for water intake from water objects

Water intake from water objects is carried out only on the basis of written or electronic applications from water users (with the exception of water intake from the drinking and domestic water supply system, as well as from underground water basins through irrigation wells at their own expense), depending on their readiness for water use, within the established seasonal water intake quota and water intake limit.

Applications for water intake are submitted by water users to water supply organizations or their authorized persons ten days before the planned start of water intake, in the form approved by the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan, indicating the specific location and deadlines for water intake (start and end of water intake), as well as the volumes and established purpose of the water intake.

The volume of water indicated in the application for water intake must not exceed the established water intake quota and water intake limit.

Water supply organizations, within a two-day period, summarize and analyze the written applications of all water users in the serviced area and then forward the written applications to the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the basin administrations of irrigation systems, as appropriate, for water intake from water management objects of inter-district significance.

The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the basin administrations of irrigation systems, as appropriate, summarize and analyze the applications within one day and submit the written applications to the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan for water intake from inter-district and transboundary rivers, main canals (systems), and water objects with a high degree of danger.

The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan, based on the allocated water intake quotas and water intake limits for the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the basin administrations of irrigation systems, as well as the water level of the water source, summarizes and analyzes the applications within one day and grants or denies permission for water intake in the form of a notification.

The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the basin administrations of irrigation systems, in turn, grant or deny permission for water intake in the form of a notification to water supply organizations within a one-day period, based on the allocated water intake limits and the water level of the water source.