Article​​​​​​​ 57. Conditions for issuing a permit for special water use

When using surface waters and confirmed reserves of underground waters suitable for use, a permit for special water use is issued for a period of five years.

Legal entities and individuals who have received a permit for special water use from underground water objects have the right to carry out the conservation and reactivation of used wells during the term of its validity, which are documented with the participation of representatives of the territorial bodies for ecology, environmental protection and territorial hydrogeological stations.

When using underground waters from unconfirmed, but suitable for use reserves, a permit for special water use for group water intake structures is issued for a period not exceeding two years.

The water user has the right to apply to the body that issues the permit at least one month before the expiration of the permit with a request to extend the validity of the previously issued permit.

The validity of a permit for special water use is extended for a period of five years by the body that issued the permit after receiving a conclusion from the bodies that agreed on the issuance of the permit that there are no changes in the water supply source, the purpose of water use, and other conditions specified in the permit.

The water user must obtain a new permit in the prescribed manner after the expiration of the permit for special water use or when the sources, purpose, and other conditions of water use specified in the permit are changed.

When special water use is carried out during the construction or reconstruction of objects, a permit for special water use is issued for the period of the work. After the object is put into operation, the water user must obtain a new permit in the prescribed manner.