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Development of a passport for water management
A water management passport (hereinafter referred to as a passport) is an official document that contains information about the water supply and drainage system of an enterprise. It reflects important characteristics of water management that affect water resources. The development of a passport is an important step for enterprises that use water from water bodies and carry out activities with wastewater. The requirements for such documents are clearly established in the Procedure approved by Order of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources No. 99. And in the article below, we will briefly examine the main issues of developing and approving the correct water management passport.
When is it necessary to develop a water management passport?
The passport is key to assessing the condition of the water management systems and structures of an enterprise for the use of water bodies in Ukraine. Its execution is mandatory in the following cases:
- when concluding a contract for water supply and wastewater services. Without this document, municipal enterprises providing the relevant services may refuse to conclude a contract with the enterprise;
- when using water from surface or underground facilities and discharging wastewater into centralized wastewater systems;
- when obtaining other permits in the field of environmental management.
The development is also important for drawing up a balance of water consumption and wastewater, assessing the impact of the enterprise’s activities on the environment. In accordance with Article 51 of the Water Code of Ukraine, the provision of water bodies for use is carried out only if such a passport is available.
Requirements for a water management passport: key aspects
According to the current Procedure, the passport is developed in the established form and consists of the following main sections:
- first, a short explanatory note. This section contains information about the water body being used, its functional use, characteristics of the operating mode, information about the enterprise;
- second, characteristics of the water body (river, dam, etc.). Here it is necessary to specify in detail the area, hydrological indicators, geometric parameters, water level and other information about the object;
- third, characteristics of the spillway structure, canal, coastal protective strip. The applicant describes the type, material, method of regulation, fastening, size and other parameters of the specified objects;
- finally, graphic materials. This section includes cartographic and engineering drawings, in particular, a situational plan, a scheme of a hydraulic structure, dependency graphs, etc.
Important: After development, the passport is subject to approval by the State Agency for Water Resources, which considers the relevant application within 15 working days. To learn more about this procedure, we recommend that you seek professional advice from the lawyers of our law firm.
Water management passport renewal period
The passport requires mandatory renewal every 15 years. Unscheduled adjustments are possible in the event of any changes in the technical parameters of the water object.
Typical errors when developing a water management passport
Development is a responsible process that requires care and accuracy. In practice, cases of refusal of its approval due to significant shortcomings are quite common. Typical errors are:
- incomplete information about the water body (lack of cadastral number of the land plot, incorrect coordinates of water intake points);
- errors in compiling the water consumption balance (not taking into account all sources, inaccurate determination of consumption volumes, discrepancies between the volumes of consumed and discharged water without proper justification);
- errors in the description of drainage systems (incomplete description of structures, lack of information about pipelines);
- incorrect design of graphic materials (lack of necessary designations and scales);
- technical and calculation errors.
In order not to waste unnecessary time, we recommend contacting our lawyers to obtain the service of legal support for development. Below we will describe in more detail the main components and advantages of obtaining such a service.
How can the lawyers of “Prikhodko and Partners” help?
Consulting support
Our lawyers can provide consulting support to the enterprise at all stages of development, taking into account the complexity and specificity of the request. Qualified lawyers will provide detailed advice on the requirements for drawing up a document, help identify existing errors in the draft version of the passport, indicate a list of data and documents that need to be collected and prepared.
Legal support for the development of a passport for water management
Perhaps the best option will be this service, since it not only provides the opportunity to receive comprehensive legal advice, but also full support for the development of the passport, its submission to the State Agency for Water Resources and resolving issues related to correcting deficiencies in the documents (if necessary). In addition, our lawyers can also provide professional support when concluding a water supply and wastewater contract with the relevant business entity, which will consist of legal due diligence of the agreement and negotiations.
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