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Water Act Chapter One GENERAL DISPOSITIONS Water Act Promulgated, State Gazette No. 67/27.07.1999, effective 28.01.2000, amended and supplemented, SG No. 81/6.10.2000, effective 6.10.2000, SG No. 34/6.04.2001, SG No. 41/24.04.2001, amended, SG No. 108/14.12.2001, SG No. 47/10.05.2002, effective 11.06.2002, SG No. 74/30.07.2002, SG No. 91/25.09.2002, effective 1.01.2003, amended and supplemented, SG No. 42/9.05.2003, amended, SG No. 69/5.08.2003, SG No. 84/23.09.2003, supplemented, SG No. 107/9.12.2003, SG No. 6/23.01.2004, amended, SG No. 70/10.08.2004, effective 1.01.2005, amended and supplemented, SG No. 18/25.02.2005, effective 20.01.2005, amended, SG No. 77/29.07.2005, amended and supplemented, SG No. 94/25.11.2005, effective 1.01.2006, amended, SG No. 29/7.04.2006, SG No. 30/11.04.2006, effective 12.07.2006, amended and supplemented, SG No. 36/2.05.2006, effective 1.07.2006, SG No. 65/11.08.2006, effective 11.08.2006, corrected, SG No. 66/15.08.2006, amended, SG No. 105/22.12.2006, effective 1.01.2007, SG No. 108/29.12.2006, effective 1.01.2007, SG No. 22/13.03.2007, effective 11.02.2007, SG No. 59/20.07.2007, effective 1.03.2008, amended and supplemented, SG No. 36/4.04.2008, amended, SG No. 52/6.06.2008, SG No. 70/8.08.2008, SG No. 12/13.02.2009, effective 1.01.2010 - amended, SG No. 32/28.04.2009, SG No. 35/12.05.2009, effective 12.05.2009, amended and supplemented, SG No. 47/23.06.2009, effective 23.06.2009, amended, SG No. 82/16.10.2009, effective 16.10.2009, SG No. 93/24.11.2009, effective 25.12.2009, amended and supplemented, SG No. 95/1.12.2009, amended, SG No. 103/29.12.2009, amended and supplemented, SG No. 61/6.08.2010, amended, SG No. 98/14.12.2010, effective 1.01.2011, SG No. 19/8.03.2011, effective 9.04.2011, SG No. 28/5.04.2011, effective 5.04.2011, SG No. 35/3.05.2011, effective 3.05.2011, amended and supplemented, SG No. 80/14.10.2011, effective 14.10.2011, SG No. 45/15.06.2012, effective 1.09.2012, amended, SG No. 77/9.10.2012, effective 9.10.2012, SG No. 82/26.10.2012, effective 26.11.2012, SG No. 66/26.07.2013, effective 26.07.2013, amended and supplemented, SG No. 103/29.11.2013, supplemented, SG No. 26/21.03.2014, amended and supplemented, SG No. 49/13.06.2014, amended, SG No. 53/27.06.2014, SG No. 98/28.11.2014, effective 28.11.2014, SG No. 12/13.02.2015, SG No. 14/20.02.2015, SG No. 17/6.03.2015, effective 6.03.2015, amended and supplemented, SG No. 58/31.07.2015, amended, SG No. 61/11.08.2015, SG No. 95/8.12.2015, effective 1.01.2016, SG No. 101/22.12.2015, effective 22.12.2015, SG No. 15/23.02.2016, SG No. 51/5.07.2016, effective 5.07.2016, amended and supplemented, SG No. 52/8.07.2016, amended, SG No. 95/29.11.2016, amended and supplemented, SG No. 12/3.02.2017, amended, SG No. 58/18.07.2017, effective 18.07.2017, amended and supplemented, SG No. 96/1.12.2017, effective 1.01.2018, SG No. 55/3.07.2018, supplemented, SG No. 77/18.09.2018, effective 1.01.2019, amended and supplemented, SG No. 98/27.11.2018, effective 27.11.2018, SG No. 103/13.12.2018, effective 1.01.2019, amended, SG No. 17/26.02.2019, effective 1.08.2016, amended and supplemented, SG No. 25/26.03.2019, SG No. 61/2.08.2019, effective 2.08.2019, amended, SG No. 21/13.03.2020, effective 13.03.2020, amended and supplemented, SG No. 44/13.05.2020, effective 14.05.2020, amended, SG No. 52/9.06.2020, effective 9.06.2020 Text in Bulgarian: Закон за водите Chapter One GENERAL DISPOSITIONS Article 1. This Act regulates the ownership and management of waters within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria as a national indivisible natural resource and the ownership of the water development systems and facilities. Article 2. (Amended, SG No. 65/2006) (1) The objective of this Act is to ensure integrated water management in the interest of society and for protection of public health, as well as to create conditions to: 1. (amended, SG No. 47/2009, effective 23.06.2009) ensure a sufficient supply and good quality of surface waters and groundwaters for sustainable, balanced and equitable water use; 2. reduce the pollution of waters; 3. protect surface waters and groundwaters and the waters of the Black Sea; 4. eliminate the pollution of the marine environment with natural or synthetic substances; 5. reduce the discharges, emissions and losses of priority substances; 6. eliminate the discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances; 7. (new, SG No. 61/2010) prevent or reduce the harmful consequences for human life and health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with water-related damage and loss. (2) The objectives referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be achieved by: 1. prevention of deterioration, as well as protection and enhancement of the status of aquatic ecosystems, of terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands directly depending on the aquatic ecosystems; 2. promotion of the sustainable water use based on a long-term protection of available water resources; 3. multiple-purpose and efficient use and reuse of water resources; 4. application of measures for the protection and improvement of the aquatic environment; 5. ensuring of the progressive reduction of pollution of groundwater and prevention of the pollution thereof; 6. reduction of the consequences of floods and droughts; 7. (new, SG No. 61/2010) flood risk assessment and management; 8. (new, SG No. 58/2015) exercise of control over the technical status and safe operation of dam walls and associated facilities. Article 2a. (New, SG No. 65/2006) (1) The objective referred to in Paragraph (2) shall be achieved in compliance with the following principles: 1. acknowledgement of waters as a resource of vital importance and a common heritage which must be protected and defended; 2. (supplemented, SG No. 47/2009, effective 23.06.2009) determination of the right of each citizen to access to water for human consumption as a basic necessity of life shall be a priority of state policy and of the policy implemented by the bodies of local self-government; 3. establishment of river basins as a basic unit for integrated water management; 4. coordination of steps to achieve good status of waters in transboundary river basins at the basin level and at the national level and planning of measures on the basis of equality and reciprocity in protection of national interests; 5. application of scientific and technological advances in water management; 6. application of economic regulators to achieve sustainable water use and protection of waters; 7. prevention or reduction of water-related damage and loss, as well as repair of damages; 8. prevention or reduction of water pollution at pollution source; 9. maintenance and restoration of plant and soil cover related to water reproduction; 10. polluter pays the costs of the measures for prevention, containment and reduction of pollution, as well as for remediation; 11. provision of water services for valuable consideration; 12. recovery of the costs for water services, including resource costs and environmental costs; 13. provision to the public of timely, accurate and understandable information about the status of waters, the measures planned and the results achieved from the application thereof; 14. linking the activities for the protection of waters to the sustainable use thereof. (2) (Amended, SG No. 61/2010) The activities related to exploration, protection and management of waters, the operation and management of water development systems shall be directed by persons with higher education resulting in the award of an educational and qualification degree of Master in the relevant specialties. Article 3. Waters within the national territory shall comprehend: 1. (amended, SG No. 65/2006) the surface waters; 2. the groundwaters, including mineral waters; 3. the internal marine waters and the territorial sea; 4. (new, SG No. 65/2006) the waters of the River Danube, the River Rezovska and the River Timok within the international borders of the Republic of Bulgaria. Article 3a. (New, SG No. 61/2010) (1) Freshwaters within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be national strategic resources. (2) The sources of the waters referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be: 1. precipitation within the national territory; 2. the inflow of transboundary waters from the neighbouring States, including half of the run-off of the said waters if they demarcate the international border and unless otherwise provided for in international treaties whereto the Republic of Bulgaria is a party. (3) The resources referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be managed according to the procedure established by this Act and with due consideration for the global change of the run-off formation climatic factors in the region. Article 4. (Repealed, SG No. 65/2006). Article 5. Water shall be used by means of water development systems, which shall include facilities for water withdrawal, storage, transfer, distribution, removal and treatment, utilization of water power, and protection against water-related damage and loss.
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