Article​​​​​​​ 56. Permit for special water use

A permit for special water use is issued in the following cases:

water intake from water objects in a volume of more than 5 cubic meters per day using water intake structures;

discharging sewage and collector-drainage water into water objects and onto the terrain.

A permit for special water use is issued by:

the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan in agreement with the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the basin administrations of irrigation systems for water intake from natural surface water objects;

the relevant bodies of the Ministry of Mining and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan in agreement with the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan for water intake of underground, mineral, and thermal waters.

A permit for special water use is not required when water from artificial reservoirs is used. The procedure for issuing a permit for special water use is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.