Groundwater legislation and regulatory provision : from customary rules to integrated catchment planning : Legislacion y disposiciones reglamentarias sobre agua subterranea : desde reglas consuetudinarias hasta la planificacion integrada en cuencas (Spanish)

The note reviews country legislation over groundwater resources, specifying many governments have introduced legislation to regulate groundwater development, and to constrain activities that might compromise groundwater availability and quality. This trend reflects increasing competition, and conflict between groundwater users, including an increased threat of groundwater pollution. Initially, this legislation was piecemeal, relating to specific water...
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Dumars,Charles; Foster,James Stephen; Garduno,Hector; Kemper,Karin Erika; Nanni,Marcella; Tuinhof,Albert.

Groundwater legislation and regulatory provision : from customary rules to integrated catchment planning : Legislacion y disposiciones reglamentarias sobre agua subterranea : desde reglas consuetudinarias hasta la planificacion integrada en cuencas (Spanish). GW Mate Briefing Note Series|Water Partnership Program (WPP)|no. 4 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/908681468178138336

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