Chapter II
BASIC SURVEY ON WATER RESOURCES
Article 6. Responsibilities for carrying out survey on and assessment of water resources
Responsibilities for carrying out contents of survey on and assessment of water resources prescribed in Clause 2 Article 12 of the Law on Water Resources include:
1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall carry out survey on and assessment of water resources in terms of inter-country water sources and inter-provincial water sources; consolidate results of the survey on and assessment of water resources in inter-provincial river basins and nationwide.
2. The Provincial People’s Committees shall organize surveys on and assessment of water resources in terms of intra-provincial water sources and inter-provincial water sources in areas where surveys on and assessment of water resources have not been carried out; consolidate results of the water resources survey and assessment in intra-provincial river basins as well as in such areas and submit the results to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consolidation.
Article 7. Water resources inventory
1. The water resources inventory shall be uniformly taken nationwide, every 5 years, in line with the national socio-economic development plan periods.
2. Responsibilities for making water resources inventories:
a) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries and ministerial agencies in developing water resources inventory schemes and plans nationwide, submitting them to the Prime Minister for approval; organizing water resources inventories for inter-country water sources and inter-provincial water sources; consolidating and publicizing the results of inventories in inter-provincial river basins and nationwide;
b) The Provincial People’s Committees shall carry out water resources inventories for intra-provincial water sources; consolidating results of inventories of intra-provincial river basins as well as other water sources in their provinces and submit them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consolidation;
c) Ministries, ministerial agencies, within their competence in tasks and entitlements, are responsible for cooperating with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Provincial People’s Committees in carrying out water resources inventories.
3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall instruct inventory contents and forms and report results of water resources inventories.
Article 8. Surveys on the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources
1. Responsibilities for surveying the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources:
a) Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant ministries and ministerial agencies, within their competence in tasks and entitlements, shall organize surveys and make reports on the water use status of sectors and fields then submit them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consolidation;
b) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall organize surveys on the status of exploiting water resources and discharging wastewater into water resources for inter-provincial water sources and inter-country water sources; consolidate results of surveys on the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources in inter-provincial river basins and nationwide;
c) The Provincial People’s Committees, within their competence in tasks and entitlements, are responsible for surveying the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources for intra-provincial water sources and those in their areas; consolidate results of surveys on the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources in intra-provincial river basins and in their areas and submit them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consolidation.
2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide for survey contents and forms, report contents and procedures for carrying out surveys on the status of exploiting and using water resources and discharging wastewater into water sources.
Article 9. Water resources monitoring
1. A network of water resources monitoring stations includes:
a) A central network of monitoring stations includes rainfall monitoring stations; flow rate monitoring stations, water level and water quality monitoring stations of inter-country and inter-provincial surface water sources and of important intra-provincial water sources, coastal sea water; water level monitoring stations and water quality monitoring stations of inter-provincial or high potential aquifers;
b) A local network of monitoring stations includes rainfall monitoring stations; flow rate monitoring stations, water level and water quality monitoring stations of surface water and groundwater sources in local areas and must be connected with the central network of monitoring stations.
2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take charge and cooperate with the Provincial People’s Committees in doing planning of networks of water resources monitoring stations nationwide and submitting it to the Prime Minister for approval;
3. Based on the planning of networks of water resources monitoring stations, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall organize formulation, management and implementation of water resources monitoring for the central network of monitoring stations; the Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall organize development, management and implementation of the water resources monitoring for the local network of water resources monitoring stations.
4. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide water resources monitoring contents and regulations prescribed in this Article.
Article 10. Development and maintenance of systems of warning and forecasting floods, droughts, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and other harmful effects caused by water
1. A system of warning and forecasting floods, droughts, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and other harmful effects caused by water shall be developed in each river basin and must be integrated into a uniform system in the system of water resources information and database.
2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall:
a) Develop and maintain systems of warning and forecasting floods, droughts, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and other harmful effects caused by water nationwide;
b) Issue warnings and forecasts, provide and ensure information and data serving prevention and combat of floods, droughts, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and other harmful effects caused by water according to the regulations of laws on water resources and laws on prevention and combat of floods, storms as well as prevention and mitigation of natural disasters.
3. Ministries, ministerial agencies, the Provincial People’s Committees, based on the request for prevention and combat of floods, droughts, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and other harmful effects caused by water, shall develop warning and forecasting systems serving operations of ministries, central and local authorities.
Article 11. Water resources information and database systems
1. Water resources information and database systems include:
a) National water resources information and database system;
b) Local water resources information and database system.
2. Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial agencies and the Provincial People’s Committees:
a) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide for data sets and data standards; organize construction and management of the national water resources information and database system and exploitation as well as sharing of information and database of water resources;
b) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Construction and relevant ministries and ministerial agencies, within their competence in tasks and entitlements, shall organize construction, management, exploitation of their databases of water use and integrate them into the national water resources information and database system;
c) The Provincial People’s Committees shall organize construction, management and exploitation of the local water resources information and database system and integrate them into the national water resources information and database system.
Article 12. Reports on the use of water resources
1. Annually, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Construction and relevant ministries and ministerial agencies, and the Provincial People’s Committees, within their competence in tasks and entitlements, shall make reports on their water use status and then submit them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before January 30 of the following year for consolidation and monitoring.
2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide for contents and forms of the reports on the use of water resources.
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