Law on Water Resources Management of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

This Law provides for rights and obligations of water users, for fundamental principles of water resources management and for the sustainable development of water resources.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) shall be responsible for managing and supervising the implementation of this Law, and shall develop the policy on the water resources management, conservation and development. The Law specifies functions and duties of the Ministry which shall include: keep a centralized inventory of the water resources of the Kingdom of Cambodia; prepare a national water resources plan; manage river basins, groundwater, aquifers, etc.; and grant water use licences. Licences shall be granted for the following purposes: diversion, abstraction and use of water resources other than for vital human need; extraction of sand, soil, gravel, etc. from the beds and banks of watercourses, lakes, canals and reservoirs; utilization of groundwater and aquifers for commercial purposes; and discharge, disposal or deposit of polluting substances.
The Ministry shall further create Farmers’ Water User Communities in order to ensure an effective and sustainable management and operation of the irrigation system.
The remaining part of the Law contains provisions on flood retention areas, international rivers, servitudes and on incentives and penalties.