Law No. 2079-IX “On water users’ organizations and stimulation of hydrotechnical land reclamation”.

This Law defines the legal status of water users’ organizations, the procedure for their creation, activity and termination, the procedure and conditions for their acquisition of rights to engineering infrastructure facilities of inter-farm and intra-farm land reclamation systems, the features of the operation of land reclamation networks of water user organizations, and the rights and obligations of members of water user organizations. Water users’ organization is created to effectively conduct hydrotechnical land reclamation on agricultural land plots included in the organization's service area. Organization services shall be intended services provided by the organization to water users and which include water withdrawal from an irrigation source, its delivery to the water user for hydrotechnical reclamation and water drainage. The organization is created and operates on the principles of: (a) voluntary membership in the organization for water users; (b) openness of membership in the organization for owners who independently use the land included in the organization's service area, and users of land plots transferred for use that are included in the organization's service area; (c) self-government; (d) transparency and accessibility of information about the organization's activities; (e) ensuring compliance with the rights and legitimate interests of owners and users of land plots; (f) ensuring compliance with environmental safety requirements in the use of land and water resources. The organization is created as a non-business partnership. The organization is a non-profit organization and does not aim to generate profit for distribution among members. The founders and members of the organization may be persons who have a permit for special water use, if the need for such a permit by the water user is provided for by law, and are: (a) owners of agricultural land plots that are not transferred for use and on which water is used for the needs of hydrotechnical land reclamation or there is a technical possibility of using water for the needs of hydrotechnical land reclamation; and (b) users of agricultural land plots under the right of lease, sublease, emphyteusis, permanent use on which water is used for the needs of hydrotechnical land reclamation or there is a technical possibility of using water for the needs of hydrotechnical land reclamation. The owner of an agricultural land plot transferred for use under lease or emphyteusis cannot act as a founder and acquire membership in the organization. The decision to establish an organization is made by the constituent assembly.