Presidential Decree No. 2074 on the improvement of management in the fields of water resources, water management and reclamation.

This Decree provides for the establishment of the State Water Resources Agency on the basis of the State Water Reserves Agency of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, with the aims of improving management in the fields of water resources, water management and reclamation; ensuring effective use of water resources; and improving the organization of land reclamation and irrigation works. The State Water Resources Agency shall be central executive authority for the implementation of unified state policies and regulations in the following areas: (I) the organization of activities in the field of extraction, processing, transportation and supply of water, (II) the operation of State-owned reclamation and irrigation systems, drinking water supply, rainwater and waste water treatment and discharge systems, as well as the provision of services in these fields, (III) regular control of the technical condition of the water management facilities, and (IV) monitoring of surface and groundwater resources, water and water management facilities, hydrotechnical facilities, water supply systems.