What are regulations on prevention from, combat against pollution, deterioration, depletion of water sources in Vietnam?
Water is a valuable and crucial resource for human beings. Therefore, I want to ask about the regulations on prevention from, combat against pollution, deterioration, depletion of water sources in Vietnam.
Hoang Phi (phi***@gmail.com)
What are regulations on prevention from, combat against pollution, deterioration, depletion of water sources in Vietnam? - image from internet
Pursuant to Article 26 of the Law on Water Resources in 2012:
- Exploitation, use of water resources must comply with master plan on water resources approved by competent authorities; when causing decreasing function of water sources, land subsidence, pollution, saline infiltration of water sources, must pay compensation as prescribed by law.
- Not newly building hospitals, health facilities treating infectious diseases, cemeteries, waste landfills, facilities manufacturing toxic chemicals, the manufacture and processing facilities discharging toxic sewage in protection corridor of water source.
For facilities running must have measures for strictly handling, controlling, supervision of quality of sewage, waste before discharging to soil, water sources; facilities running and causing pollution of water sources must have solution to overcome in time limit defined by competent agency implementing the task on state management on water resources; if they fail in overcoming, they may be terminated for operation or moved as prescribed by law.
- Building economical zones, industrial zones, export processing zones, hi-tech parks, industrial clusters, urban areas, concentration inhabitant area, tourist areas, concentration recreation areas, waterway routes, roadways, underground works, works supplying water and drainage, works exploiting minerals, power plants, areas containing sewage and facilities of production, business or service, other works having hazard causing pollution, deterioration, depletion of water sources must have plan on prevention from, combat against depletion of water sources
- Organizations, individuals mining or building works, if implement pumping to draw water, draining and causing decline of underground water level, depletion of water sources, they must stop immediately pumping to draw water and implement measures to restraining, overcoming under direction of competent agency implementing task on state management on water resources; if cause damage, they must pay compensation as prescribed by law.
- Ponds, sewage reservoirs, areas containing sewage must be anti-leaked, anti-overflowed to ensure not polluting water sources.
Above are regulations on prevention from, combat against pollution, deterioration, depletion of water sources in Vietnam. Please refer to the Law on Water Resources in 2012 for further information.
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