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Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993.
Date of text: 06 March 1993 (11 May 2019)
Water Code.
Date of text: 30 July 2025
Law No. ZRU-784 “On potable water supply and effluent wastewater discharge”.
Date of text: 22 July 2022
Law No. ZRU-706 “On transport”.
Date of text: 09 August 2021
Presidential Decree No. UP-5241 “On measures for cardinal improvement of payment of water charges”.
Date of text: 16 November 2017
Presidential Decree No. UP-5134 “On measures to radically improve activities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources”.
Date of text: 04 August 2017
Presidential Decree No. UP-5044 “On setting up Joint-Stock Company “Uzbekhydroenergo”.
Date of text: 18 May 2017
Presidential Decree No. UP-5018 “On setting up the State Inspectorate on Potable Water Control subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers”.
Date of text: 18 April 2017
Presidential Decree No. PP-1958 “On improvement of drainage state of irrigated agricultural land and rational management of water resources for the period of 2013-2017”.
Date of text: 19 April 2013
Law No. ZRU-240 amending some laws.
Date of text: 25 December 2009
Presidential Decree No. UP-2791 regarding reform of communal services.
Date of text: 19 December 2000
Law No. 826-I on safety of waterworks.
Date of text: 20 August 1999
Law No.421-I amending Law No. 82-II amending Law No.754 – XII on nature protection and Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993.
Date of text: 25 April 1997
Presidential Decree No. PP-44 “On additional measures for further development of hydropower generation.”
Date of text: 10 December 2021
Presidential Decree No. PP-3578 “On measures for radical improvement of the activity of State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources.
Date of text: 01 March 2018 (13 December 2019)
Decree No. 82 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on water uses and water abstraction.
Date of text: 19 March 2013
Presidential Resolution No. PP-2899 validating the Regulation on the State Inspectorate on Potable Water Control subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers.
Date of text: 18 May 2017
Ministerial Decree No. 499 implementing Law No. 826-I on safety of waterworks.
Date of text: 16 November 1999 (01 March 2004)
Ministerial Decree No. 11 validating the Regulation on keeping the state water register.
Date of text: 07 January 1998 (14 April 2004)
Government Decision No. 482 “On measures to further improve scientific research in the field of water management”.
Date of text: 31 July 2025
Presidential Decree No. PP-281 “On measures to improve the use of reservoirs for the needs of fishfarms, as well as the development of fishing facilities and coastal tourism.”
Date of text: 18 August 2023
Presidential Decree No. UP-101 “On measures for effective organization of state management of water economy within the framework of administrative reforms”.
Date of text: 20 June 2023
Presidential Decree No. PP-158 “On additional measures to further improve the system of ensuring seismic safety of the population and the national territory.
Date of text: 16 May 2023
Presidential Decree No. PP-107 “On urgent measures to increase the efficiency of water resources use”.
Date of text: 01 April 2023
Presidential Decree No. PP-104 “About measures to further reform the hydropower sector”.
Date of text: 30 March 2023
Presidential Decree No. PP-23 “On additional measures to further support the activities of cotton raw material producers”.
Date of text: 26 January 2023
Decree No. 703 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for the further improvement of the water resources management system based on the experience of Kashkadarya region”.
Date of text: 12 December 2022
Presidential Decree No. PP-439 “On additional measures for the protection and regulation of the rational use of groundwater resources”.
Date of text: 07 December 2022
Decree No. 631 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On introduction of mandatory digital labelling for water and soft beverages”.
Date of text: 01 November 2022 (30 June 2023)
Decree No. 365 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for the organization of the rational use of waterbodies and water resources in the Fergana region”.
Date of text: 06 July 2022
Decree No. 315 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures to cover part of the costs of agricultural producers for the introduction of water-saving technologies and use of alternative energy”.
Date of text: 07 June 2022
Presidential Decree No. UP-139 “On measures to create a value chain through the efficient use of raw materials and support for the processing of medicinal plants.”
Date of text: 20 May 2022
Resolution No. 196 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures to increase the efficiency of water resources management.”
Date of text: 19 April 2022
Presidential Decree No. PP-144 “On measures to further improve the introduction of water-saving technologies in agriculture”.
Date of text: 01 March 2022
Presidential Decree No. PP-145 “On measures to improve water resources management and regulate relationships between water users at the grassroots level.”
Date of text: 01 March 2022
Presidential Decree No. PP-141 “On measures to improve the management of the Aidar-Arnasay system of lakes.”
Date of text: 22 February 2022
Decree No. 573 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On improvement of the operation of the Ministry of Water Management.”
Date of text: 17 September 2021
Decree No. 525 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating some legislative acts regulating the activities of the State Inspectorate of Waterbodies under the Cabinet of Ministers.
Date of text: 17 August 2021
Decree No. 453 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures to improve the activities of Scientific Research Center of Water Problems under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Date of text: 23 July 2021
Decree No. 441 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures for the introduction of modern water-saving technologies in agriculture.”
Date of text: 14 July 2021
Presidential Decree No. PP-5055 “On measures to further improve the activities of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan.”
Date of text: 06 April 2021
Resolution No. 95 of the Cabinet of Ministers on measures to refund part of the cost of agricultural producers for the introduction of water-saving technologies.
Date of text: 23 February 2021 (08 June 2022)
Resolution No. 459 of the Cabinet of Ministers on measures for state support related to water disposal of unused land works and water supply of household plots and farms.
Date of text: 30 July 2020 (30 July 2020)
Presidential Decree No. PP-4709 “On additional measures for specialization of the regions in the production of agricultural commodities.”
Date of text: 11 May 2020
Decree No. 155 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On the procedure for organization and financing scientific and technical substantiation of design and survey work in water sector.”
Date of text: 13 March 2020
Decree No. 108 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on Inspection for control over the use of potable water subordinated to the Ministry of Housing and Public Utilities.”
Date of text: 24 February 2020
Decree No. 98 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for partial compensation of agricultural producers’ costs for introduction of water-saving irrigation technologies.
Date of text: 20 February 2020
Decree No. 45 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On organization of the Agency for Implementation of Projects in Water Economy subordinated to the Ministry of Water Economy.
Date of text: 29 January 2020
Presidential Decree No. PP-4567 “On additional measures for the development of feed base of mulberry silkworms in silk industry.”
Date of text: 17 January 2020
Presidential Decree No. UP-5883 “On measures for improvement of water resources management in the Republic of Uzbekistan for increasing the level potable water supply to the population and improving its quality.
Date of text: 26 November 2019
Presidential Decree No. PP-4499 on measures to expand mechanisms to stimulate the implementation of water-saving technologies in agriculture.
Date of text: 25 October 2019
Presidential Decree No. PP-4486 “On measures for further improvement of water resources management system.”
Date of text: 09 October 2019
Governmental Decree No. 494 validating the Regulation on technological audit at potable water supply and sewerage facilities.
Date of text: 13 June 2019
Decree No. 215 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the State Inspectorate for Control and Supervision of Technical State and Safety of Large and Especially Important Water Management Facilities of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Date of text: 12 March 2019
Decree No. 103 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for covering the costs associated with the introduction of drip irrigation for raw cotton producers.
Date of text: 06 February 2019
Resolution No. 1042 of the Cabinet of Ministers on measures for gradual modernization and replacement of physically and morally obsolete pumping stations, automation of operation and management of pumping stations of organizations within the system of the Ministry of Water Resources.
Date of text: 26 December 2018
Resolution No. 1008 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for collecting payments for the rendering services related to the delivery of industrial water to the industrial and energy organizations by water management institutions.
Date of text: 12 December 2018 (09 July 2019)
Decree No. 983 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for granting mining allotments for the development of mineral deposits.
Date of text: 04 December 2018 (25 March 2022)
Resolution No. 978 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on measures to develop ecotourism and improve the procedure for allocating land plots within the water protection zones of water reservoirs.
Date of text: 03 December 2018
Order No. 54 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Regulation on rates and technologies for fish stocking of natural waterbodies for increase of productivity thereof.
Date of text: 16 November 2018
Presidential Decree No. PP-4005 on additional measures for the further development of the fishfarming sector.
Date of text: 06 November 2018
Resolution No. 500 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating normative legal acts regulating the activities of the Ministry of Water Resources.
Date of text: 03 July 2018
Presidential Resolution No. PP-3505 “On additional measures to increase fish stock production in 2018”.
Date of text: 03 February 2018
Decree No. 1009 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on performance of work on clearing of river beds and banks consolidation.
Date of text: 21 December 2017
Decree No. 1004 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for planting and restoration of protection forests and greenery and land improvement around waterworks.
Date of text: 20 December 2017
Decree No. 969 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Statute of the state unitary enterprise "UZMELIOMASHLIZING".
Date of text: 05 December 2017
Decree No. 779 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures for improvement of the system of potable water supply to the population of the Fergana Valley at the expense of the use of the reserves of fresh groundwater for the period of 2017-2022”.
Date of text: 30 September 2017
Presidential Decree No. PP-3286 "On measures for further improvement of waterbodies protection system".
Date of text: 25 September 2017
Presidential Decree No. 3282 "On measures to implement the project "Water resources management in the Fergana Valley. Phase 2 "with the participation of the World Bank".
Date of text: 16 September 2017
Decree No. 606 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Regulation on Center of Hydrometeorological Service subordinated to the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Regulation on the State Inspectorate for Control and Supervision of technical condition and safety of large and strategically important waterworks subordinated to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 09 August 2017
Presidential Resolution No. PP-3172 “On measures for further improvement of the operation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management”.
Date of text: 04 August 2017
Decree No. 430 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures on further regulation of activity in the sphere of groundwater resources management”.
Date of text: 27 June 2017
Decree No. 377 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on Centre for specialized analytical control in the field of environmental protection under the jurisdiction of the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources.
Date of text: 15 June 2017
Presidential Decree No. PP-3003 "On measures to cardinal improvement of the training of engineers and technicians for the industry agriculture and water management".
Date of text: 24 May 2017
Presidential Resolution No. PP-2954 “On measures for regulation of control and accounting of the rational use of groundwater reserves for the period of 2017-2021”.
Date of text: 04 May 2017
Presidential Resolution No. PP-2947 “On Program of measures for further development of hydropower generation for the period of 2017-2021”.
Date of text: 02 May 2017 (04 October 2017)
Presidential Decree No. PP-2939 "On measures to improve the fish industry management system”.
Date of text: 01 May 2017
Presidential Resolution No. PP-2910 “On Program for complex development and modernization of potable water supply and canalization for the period of 2017-2021”.
Date of text: 20 April 2017
Decree No. 164 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional arrangements for ensuring safety of recreational water uses”.
Date of text: 20 May 2016
Decree No. 145 of the Cabinet of Ministers related to improvement of fishery sector.
Date of text: 06 May 2016
Decree No. 2 of the Ministry of Finance validating the Regulation on calculation and payment of water charges by the enterprises producing beverages.
Date of text: 28 January 2016
Decree No. 306 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on development of water supply and sewerage organizations.
Date of text: 30 October 2015
Decree No. 21 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On arrangements for improvement of the functioning of drainage and irrigation system of the city of Tashkent”.
Date of text: 11 February 2015
Decree No. 176 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on introduction of drip irrigation and other water saving irrigation technologies.
Date of text: 21 June 2013
Decree No. 171 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on issuance of permits for special water uses or water abstraction.
Date of text: 14 June 2013
Decree No. 142 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Strategy for environmental protection for the period of 2013-2017.
Date of text: 27 May 2013
Decree No. 88 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the National Committee on Large Dams.
Date of text: 25 March 2011
Decree No. 256 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on National Irrigation and Drainage Committee subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management.
Date of text: 12 December 2006
Order No. 28 of the Director of State Inspection “Sanoatkontehnazorat” validating Safety Regulation for management of tail facilities.
Date of text: 14 February 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 186 validating the Regulation on State Inspection of the Technical State and Safety of Waterworks.
Date of text: 20 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 178 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Karadarya River in the provinces of Andijan and Namangan.
Date of text: 13 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 179 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Naryn River in the province of Namangan.
Date of text: 13 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 110 validating the Regulation on the authorized state institution for communal services.
Date of text: 05 March 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 14 establishing areas of groundwater formation.
Date of text: 12 January 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 15 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Surhadarya River in the province of Surhadarya.
Date of text: 12 January 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 320 regarding improvements to the water management system.
Date of text: 21 July 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 303 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Zarafshan River in the provinces of Samarkand, Navoi and Buhara.
Date of text: 26 August 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 302 on attributing the status of protected area to certain freshwater formation zones.
Date of text: 26 August 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 80 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Kashkadarya River.
Date of text: 06 March 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 23 of the attribution of the status of protected areas to the deposits of potable water.
Date of text: 16 January 2002
Decree No. 2002-8 of the State Tax Committee validating the Regulation on the calculation and payment of water charges.
Date of text: 14 January 2002 (12 March 2004)
Decree No. 8 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulations on water relations between agricultural enterprises.
Date of text: 05 January 2002 (18 February 2011)
Resolution No. 178 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures for the improvement of public utility services to the population.”
Date of text: 18 April 2001 (16 June 2020)
Ministerial Decree No. 8 validating the Regulation on water relations for agricultural enterprises under re-organization.
Date of text: 05 January 2001 (24 September 2003)
Regulation No. 01/7-16 of Uzbek Agency of Motor and Fluvial Transport for the prevention of oil pollution from ships and effluent waste water discharge from ships.
Date of text: 18 August 2000
Ministerial Decree No. 142 validating the Regulation on the National Extraordinary Anti-epidemic Commission.
Date of text: 12 April 2000 (30 September 2000)
Resolution No. 408 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Procedure for power supply to pumping stations for the accumulation of water resources, irrigation of cropped areas and making payments for consumed electric energy.
Date of text: 31 August 1999 (07 December 2018)
Joint Instruction of the Ministry of Finance No. 04-03-05/510 and of the State Tax Committee No. 12/3-5427 regarding water charges.
Date of text: 15 July 1998
Decree No. 106 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Statute on transportation in inland waters.
Date of text: 25 February 1997 (06 July 2005)
Order No. 5 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management validating the Regulation on supervision by inspection of water resources over limited water management.
Date of text: 07 January 1997
Resolution No. 271 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulations in relation to the gradual transition to self-financing of housing and communal services.
Date of text: 30 July 1996 (18 December 2006)
Resolution No. 185 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the installation and operation of water and gas metering devices in residential facilities and social and cultural facilities.
Date of text: 26 May 1995 (03 March 2014)
Ministerial Decree No. 174 validating the Regulation on water protection zones of water reservoirs and other waterbodies, rivers, main channels, manifolds, and also of supply sources of potable water for residential use, sources of medicinal and recreational water uses.
Date of text: 07 April 1992
Presidential Decree No. PP-257 “On additional measures to increase the level of provision of the population with drinking water supply and sewerage services.”
Date of text: 24 May 2022
Decree No. 310 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for improvement of the efficiency of water use in agriculture and covering costs of water supply.”
Date of text: 22 May 2020
Decree No. 109 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for reimbursement of expenses associated with the construction and reconstruction of irrigation and land reclamation facilities in case of putting in use land previously unused in agriculture.
Date of text: 24 February 2020
Presidential Decree No. PP-4499 “On measures to expand incentive mechanisms for introducing water-saving technologies in agriculture.”
Date of text: 24 October 2019
Decree No. 436 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on Inspectorate for Control of Mining and Geological Activities subordinated to State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources.
Date of text: 11 June 2018 (10 April 2019)
Law No. ZRU-733 amending Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993.
Date of text: 30 November 2021
Presidential Decree No. UP-4273 amending Presidential Decree No. UP-1617 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.
Date of text: 02 February 2011
Law No.568-II amending Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Water and Water Use of 6 March 1993.
Date of text: 12 December 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 40 amending Ministerial Decree No. 320 regarding improvements to the water management system.
Date of text: 18 February 2011
Protocol on Inserting Amendments and Addenda in the Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the use of water and energy resources of the Syr Darya basin.
Date of text: 07 May 1999