Article 18. Rights and obligations of water users Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Water users have the right to:

1) fair and equal access to water resources;

2) in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, obtain access to information on the state of the water fund necessary for the implementation of their activities;

3) check the quality of the water taken from the water body;

4) create public associations to participate in solving problems related to the protection and use of the water fund;

5) participate in the work of basin councils;

6) protect their rights and legitimate interests in the field of protection and use of the water fund;

7) exercise other rights stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. Water users are obliged to:

1) use water resources rationally, take measures to reduce water losses;

2) take care of water bodies and water management facilities, not to allow harm to them;

3) comply with permitted volumes and water use plans;

4) to prevent violations of the rights and legitimate interests of other water users;

5) maintain water management facilities and technical devices that affect the condition of waters in good condition, improve their operational qualities, keep records of the use of water resources, equip water intakes, water outlets of water management facilities and waste and drainage water discharge facilities with measuring instruments and measuring devices, as well as ensure the safety of installed seals on measuring devices and (or) installation of water intake or discharge facilities;

6) carry out water protection measures;

7) fully comply with the conditions of water use determined by the permit for special water use, as well as the instructions of state bodies, within the established time limits;

8) to prevent the discharge of harmful substances exceeding the established standards, with the exception of pollutants received during the liquidation of emergency oil spills;

9) timely provide reliable and complete information on the use of water resources to government agencies in accordance with the form established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. If a water user provides water supply services to industrial water consumers, the information on the use of water resources contains information on the volume of water use in recycled and (or) re-water supply systems;

10) take measures to introduce water-saving technologies, advanced irrigation techniques, recycled and (or) re-water supply systems, and reduce unproductive water losses;

11) ensure compliance with the established regime of economic and other activities in the territory of water protection zones and strips of surface water bodies;

12) to prevent the use of drinking-quality groundwater for purposes not related to drinking water supply, unless otherwise provided by this Code;

13) comply with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on civil protection, on water bodies, water management and hydraulic structures;

14) to ensure the safety of individuals on water bodies, water management and hydraulic structures;

15) immediately inform the territorial divisions of the department of the authorized body in the field of civil protection and local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital about all emergency situations and violations of the technological regime of water use;

16) to make timely payments for water use;

17) to perform other duties stipulated by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 9, 2025 № 178-VIII LRK

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