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Water Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Date: 30.07.2025 · In force · 165 articles

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Article 1. Relations regulated by this Code
Article 2. Main tasks of this Code
Article 3. Legislation on water
Article 4. Basic concepts
Article 5. Objects and subjects of water relations
Article 6. Basic principles of water relations
Article 7. Types of water use
Article 8. Categories of water bodies
Article 9. Types of use of water bodies
Article 10. Water bodies of protected natural areas
Article 11. State ownership of water
Article 12. Rights to water bodies

Article 13. Ownership rights to water management facilities

Article 14. Right to use land of the water fund

Article 15. Water resources management bodies

Article 16. Water councils

Article 17. Management of water management facilities

Article 18. Participation of citizens and non-governmental associations in water resources management

Article 19. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

Article 20. Powers of Local Executive Authorities (hokimiyats) in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

Article 21. Powers of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

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

Article 23. Powers of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field

Article 24. Powers of the Hydrometeorology Service Agency under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change

Article 25. Powers of the Sanitary-Epidemiological Well-being and Public Health Committee under the Ministry of Health of the Republi

Article 26. State Control over the Use and Protection of Water

Article 27. Planning of water use and conservation

Article 28. State strategic water management programs

Article 29. Basin or territorial plans for the use and conservation of water and water objects

Article 30. Procedure for the development and approval of basin (or territorial) plans for the use and conservation of water and wate

Article 31. Planning of water use for agricultural needs

Article 32. Water intake from water objects

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

Article 34. State Regulation of the Use and Protection of Water and Water Bodies

Article 35. Norms of Permissible Harmful Impact on Water and Water Bodies

Article 36. Sanitary-Epidemiological Regulation

Article 37. Metrological Regulation

Article 38. State accounting of water

Article 39. Official statistics of water use

Article 40. State Water Cadaster

Article 41. Objects and subject of the State Water Cadaster

Article 42. Use of data from the State Water Cadaster

Article 43. Structure of the State Water Cadaster

Article 44. Authorized bodies maintaining the State Water Cadaster

Article 45. Provision of data from the State Water Cadaster

Article 46. Water management balances

Article 47. Schemes for the integrated use and conservation of water resources

Article 48. State monitoring of water and water objects

Article 49. Procedure for maintaining water accounting and reporting in water use

Article 50. Water resources information system

Article 51. Purposes of water and water object use

Article 52. Priority areas of water use

Article 53. Terms of use of water objects and water management objects

Article 54. General water use

Article 55. Special water use

Article 56. Permit for special water use

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

Article 58. Suspension, termination, and cancellation of a permit for special water use

Article 59. Compensation for damage caused as a result of water management activities, termination, or change of water use conditions

Article 60. Water servitude

Article 61. Water intake quota

Article 62. Water intake quota for irrigated lands

Article 63. Water intake quota for water use unrelated to irrigated lands

Article 64. Validity period of a water intake quota

Article 65. Procedure for allocating water intake quotas that significantly affect the interests of existing water users

Article 66. Water use agreement

Article 67. Registration of a water use agreement

Article 68. Setting water intake limits

Article 69. Approval of water intake limits

Article 70. Transfer of saved water to another person

Article 71. Water supply schedule

Article 72. Rights of water users

Article 73. Protection of the rights of water users

Article 74. Restriction of the rights of water users

Article 75. Obligations of water users

Article 76. Obligations of water users who use water resources for agricultural needs

Article 77. Obligations of enterprises, institutions, and organizations that use fishing water basins or fishing areas

Article 78. Prohibition of unauthorized water use, unauthorized regulation of water supply, and unauthorized water intake

Article 79. Prohibition of the passage of tractors, vehicles, and the herding of livestock across artificial water objects and hydrau

Article 80. Rights of the Water Supplier Organization

Article 81. Obligations of the Water Supplier Organization

Article 82. Associations and other non-governmental organizations in the field of water use

Article 83. Rights and obligations of water user associations

Article 84. Use of reservoirs

Article 85. Organization and coordination of measures to ensure the technical condition and beautification of reservoirs

Article 86. Procedure for the use of lakes and other water bodies as reservoirs

Article 87. Procedure for the use of hydraulic structures

Article 88. Priority provision of water objects for the drinking and domestic needs of the population

Article 89. Restriction of the use of fresh underground waters for needs unrelated to drinking and domestic water supply

Article 90. Ensuring the safety of drinking and domestic water supply sources

Article 91. Priority use of water objects categorized as medicinal waters for therapeutic and resort purposes

Article 92. Use of water objects for recreation, tourism, and sports

Article 93. Water use for agricultural needs

Article 94. Use of water objects for irrigating personal household land plots

Article 95. State support for the use of water-saving irrigation methods and technologies

Article 96. Use of water objects for industrial purposes, and for thermal and nuclear energy needs

Article 97. Use of water objects for hydropower needs

Article 98. Use of water objects for fishing and hunting needs

Article 99. Restriction of water use for the interests of fishing enterprises

Article 100. Measures for the protection and reproduction of fish stocks

Article 101. Use of water objects for sports and amateur fishing

Article 102. Use of artificial water basins for fish farming

Article 103. Granting of privileged rights to water use to legal entities and/or individuals who carry out hunting activities

Article 104. Restriction of the use of water objects

Article 105. Use of water objects for firefighting needs

Article 106. Conditions for the use of water objects for forestry needs and landscaping

Article 107. Procedure for the use of water objects for forestry needs

Article 108. Procedure for the use of water objects in protected natural areas and measures for their conservation

Article 109. Navigable water objects

Article 110. Conditions for allowing the discharge of sewage and collector-drainage water into water objects

Article 111. Repeated use of sewage for landscaping

Article 112. Carrying out work related to the change of the bed and banks of water objects

Article 113. Clearing the beds of rivers and streams and strengthening their banks

Article 114. Use of soil from the beds of water objects

Article 115. Tasks of conserving water and water objects

Article 116. Measures to ensure the conservation of water and water objects and to improve the water regime and condition

Article 117. Protection of water and water objects from pollution and contamination

Article 118. Protection of surface and underground waters from depletion

Article 119. Conservation of water objects of special state importance

Article 120. Conservation of small rivers and streams

Article 121. Emergency ecological situation or ecological disaster zones in water objects

Article 122. Water discharge for sanitary and ecological purposes

Article 123. Use of underground waters

Article 124. Conservation of underground waters

Article 125. Water protection zones, coastal areas, sanitary protection zones, and sanitary-protective areas of water objects

Article 126. Water protection zones and coastal areas of water objects, and sanitary protection zones of drinking and domestic water

Article 127. Water protection zones and coastal areas of reservoirs and other water basins

Article 128. Establishing water protection zones along rivers, streams that do not dry up, and other natural watercourses

Article 129. Coastal area along rivers, streams that do not dry up, and other natural watercourses

Article 130. Establishing water protection zones of channels whose water is used for drinking, domestic, and therapeutic-health purposes

Article 131. Establishing coastal areas of channels, irrigation, and collector-drainage networks

Article 132. Sanitary protection zones of drinking and domestic water supply sources

Article 133. Establishing sanitary protection zones of mineral water sources used for therapeutic-health purposes

Article 134. Regime for carrying out economic activities in water protection zones, sanitary protection zones, and coastal areas

Article 135. Regime for carrying out economic activities in the sanitary protection zone of surface and underground drinking and dome

Article 136. Procedure for establishing and agreeing on water protection zones and sanitary protection zones

Article 137. Procedure for approving water protection zones and sanitary protection zones

Article 138. Ensuring the protection of water and water objects from pollution, contamination, and depletion in water protection zone

Article 139. Conditions for the location, design, construction, reconstruction, repair, restoration, and commissioning of enterprises

Article 140. Conditions for the location, design, construction, reconstruction, and commissioning of enterprises, structures, and oth

Article 141. Determination of locations for the construction, reconstruction, repair, and restoration of enterprises, structures, and

Article 142. Agreement and state expertise of projects for the construction, reconstruction, repair, and restoration of enterprises,

Article 143. Prohibition of the commissioning of enterprises, structures, and other objects that affect the condition of water and wa

Article 144. Agreement on projects for the construction, reconstruction, repair, and restoration of bridges, crossings, and other tra

Article 145. Extreme water scarcity and drought

Article 146. Obligations of organizations and institutions to prevent and eliminate the harmful effects of water

Article 147. Measures for the prevention and elimination of the consequences of natural disasters caused by the harmful effects of wa

Article 148. Financing of measures for protection from, prevention, and elimination of the harmful effects of water

Article 149. Economic and other measures for the rational use and conservation of water and water objects

Article 150. Payments for the use of water resources

Article 151. Tax for the use of water resources

Article 152. Payment for water supply and other water management services

Article 153. Compensation payments for water pollution

Article 154. Public-private partnership and outsourcing in water management

Article 155. Insurance of risks in the field of water use and conservation

Article 156. State support for water management

Article 157. Main principles and directions of international cooperation in the field of water relations

Article 158. Mechanisms of international cooperation in the field of water use and conservation

Article 159. Regulation of the use of transboundary water objects

Article 160. Interstate water disputes

Article 161. Liability for violation of water legislation

Article 162. Invalidity of agreements that violate the stateʼs right of ownership of water

Article 163. Return of illegally occupied water objects

Article 164. Financial sanctions for violation of the water intake procedure

Article 165. Resolution of disputes

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