Law No. 11.612 creating the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System.
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Law, consisting of 7 Titles, divided into 88 articles, creates the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System. This Policy aims at the following principles: all have the right to access to water, to social promotion and to development; in scarcity the priority use of water resources is for human consumption and secondly for animals; water resources management must be decentralized, with the participation of local communities; hydrographical basin is the territorial unit defined for water resources planning and management, etc.
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Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Notes
This Law repeals all contrary provisions, in particular: Law No. 10.432 of 2006.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lei n. 11.612 - Dispõe sobre a Política Estadual de Recursos Hídricos, o Sistema Estadual de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos, e dá outras providências.