Vietnam: Requirements on activities within the water source protection corridors

According to Decree No. 43/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, requirements on activities within the water source protection corridors are specified as follows:

Organizations, individuals and households living and carrying out production, business and service activities within the scope of water resource protection corridors must satisfy the following requirements:

- Not causing river, stream, canal, ditch or reservoir bank slide or seriously affecting or threatening the stability and safety of rivers, streams, canals, ditches or reservoirs;

- Not affecting the water source protection corridors’ functions already approved by competent state agencies;

- Not causing adverse impacts on the landscape and ecological environment within the scope of water source protection corridors;

- Applying measures to protect the water resources as prescribed by law.

Written agreement of provincial-level Departments of Natural Resources and Environment on impacts on the functions of water source protection corridors shall be obtained when carrying out the following activities within the scope of water source protection corridors: 

- Constructing warehouses, storage yards, wharves, ports, bridges, roads, underground facilities and other infrastructure facilities;

- Leveling, filling up and embanking rivers, streams, ditches, irrigation and hydroelectric reservoirs, natural lakes, man-made lakes, excluding the construction of urgent works for natural disaster prevention, control or remedy;

- Drilling, digging for geological investigation or survey, mineral exploration and exploitation, treatment of foundations of construction works, and mine drainage;

- Exploiting minerals and building materials.

View more details at Decree No. 43/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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