Chương I Thông tư 17/2021/TT-BTNMT giám sát khai thác sử dụng tài nguyên nước: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular provides for supervision of extraction and use of water resources by organizations and individuals (“hereinafter referred to as “establishments”) 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.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Circular applies to regulatory bodies, organizations and individuals involved in extraction/use of water resources (except for extraction/use of seawater).

Article 3. Rules for supervision

1. Accuracy, truthfulness, objectiveness and convenience are ensured upon exploitation and use of information and data on extraction and use of water resources are ensured.

2. Information and data are systematically organized, promptly and continuously updated and adequate to serve supervision of extraction and use of water resources.

3. Uniformity in information and data is ensured in terms of space and time; between central government and local governments and in each river basin.

4. Uniformity between supervision requirements and monitoring activities carried out by the establishments issued with the license to extract/use water resources is ensured.

5. Supervision parameters are directly monitored and measured or indirectly calculated using other measuring parameters but the accuracy and truthfulness are ensured.

Article 4. Supervision methods

Supervision of extraction and use of water resources means the supervision of extraction and use of water resources that is carried out by a competent authority by monitoring the monitoring data obtained from the establishments using and extracting water resources. The supervision specified in Articles 10 through 13 of this Circular 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 (below collectively referred to as “supervision system”).

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.