Groundwater abstraction rights : from theory to practice (English)

The note addresses the importance of groundwater abstraction rights, and why water rights' systems are needed. The right to abstract (or divert), and use water (including groundwater), can be granted to individuals, public entities, or private corporations, under certain terms or conditions, and such rights are generally issued by the water resources authority, or by the law courts directly. A 'water right' usually constitutes the right to use (but...

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Dumars, Charles;

Foster, James Stephen;

Garduno, Hector;

Kemper, Karin Erika;

Nanni, Marcella;

Tuinhof, Albert;
Document Date
2003/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
30093
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/10/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Groundwater abstraction rights : from theory to practice
Keywords
groundwater right

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Dumars, Charles; Foster, James Stephen; Garduno, Hector; Kemper, Karin Erika; Nanni, Marcella; Tuinhof, Albert.

Groundwater abstraction rights : from theory to practice (English). GW Mate Briefing Note Series|no. 5 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620851468140366006

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