Rajasthan State Water Policy, 2010.

The Objectives of Rajasthan State Water Policy is to adopt an integrated and multi sectoral approach to the water resources planning, development and management on a sustainable basis taking river basin/sub basin as unit.
The water allocation priorities in descending order are as follows: Human drinking water; Livestock drinking water; Other domestic, commercial and municipal water uses; Agriculture; Power generation; Environmental and ecological; Industrial; Non-consumptive uses, such as cultural, leisure and tourist uses; Others. The policy adopts an Integrated Water Resource Management approach and envisages providing community level assistance to local government and Water-User Groups to initiate, plan and execute water-related solutions. It discourages uncontrolled groundwater extraction as an ‘individual right’ and seeks to replace it with an ethos of community responsibility for the long-term sustainability. The policy discusses Data Collection and Dissemination, Maintenance and Safety of Structures, MIS, Drainage and Salinity and Urban Water Supply and Sewerage. The Policy encourages water conservation in rural and urban areas and deals with water quality, pollution and sewage treatment.
The Policy looks to develop resilience to drought in the most vulnerable areas through community-based IWRM and effective flood forecasting system on high discharge rivers. Water tariffs will be set to progressively move towards full cost of operation and maintenance but those who cannot afford to pay will not be deprived off minimum quantity of potable water. Institutional capacity building will be implemented at community, mid-level and the State-level and critical review of legal framework will be undertaken. The Policy states that a Water Regulatory Authority would be setup and emphasis to be given to research and monitoring and evaluation.