Responsibilities of the Department of Water Resources Management in supervision of extraction and use of water resources in Vietnam

Responsibilities of the Department of Water Resources Management in supervision of extraction and use of water resources in Vietnam

Responsibilities of the Department of Water Resources Management in supervision of extraction and use of water resources are specified in Clause 1, Article 14 of Circular 17/2021/TT-BTNMT can be as follows:

1. The Department of Water Resources Management shall:

a) Preside over and cooperate with relevant units in building systems of network infrastructure, servers and supervision software in accordance with this Circular;

b) Preside over and cooperate with relevant units in building database of information on shared water resources licenses of central and local governments; database of measurement and monitoring information and data obtained from works for extraction and use of water resources licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

c) Update information on effective water resources licenses issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to the database of information on shared water resources licenses of central and local governments;

d) Manage, operate, maintain and upgrade supervision system at central level, advise and assist the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment to direct the building, management and operation of supervision systems nationwide;

dd) Organize the management and supervision of water resources extraction and use in cases subject to licensing by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

e) Provide guidance on connecting and transmitting data to the central supervision system for establishments extracting and using water resources which are licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

g) Preside over and cooperate with relevant units in carrying out inspections or handling within its competence or request a competent authority to handle the violations of this Circular committed by establishments extracting and using water resources.

Best Regards!