Circular No. 17/2021/TT-BTNMT on Supervision of Extraction and Use of Water Resources.

This Circular provides for supervision of extraction and use of water resources by organizations and individuals that have works for extraction/use of water resources (except for extraction/use of seawater) in one of the following cases where a license is required: 1. Surface water reservoirs serving electricity generation with an installed capacity of over 50kW and including hydropower-irrigation reservoirs; 2. Surface water reservoirs with a capacity of over 0.1 m3 per second in case of supply of water for agricultural production and aquaculture, and over 100 m3 per 24 hours in case of supply of water for other purposes. 3. Drains, pumping stations and other surface water extraction works specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Circular with a capacity of over 0.1 m3 per second in case of supply of water for agricultural production and aquaculture, and over 100 m3 per 24 hours in case of supply of water for other purposes. 4. Groundwater extraction works with a capacity of 10 m3 per 24 hours.
The supervision shall be carried out using the following methods: 1. Automatic and online supervision: monitor automatic and continuous measurement and monitoring data connected and transmitted directly to the system for supervision of extraction and use of water resources. 2. Periodic supervision: monitor the measurement and monitoring data periodically updated to the supervision system. 3. Camera supervision: through the camera, monitor the images connected and transmitted directly and continuously to the supervision system.