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Footnote. Throughout the text:
the words "authorized body for use and protection of subsoil", "authorized body for use and protection of subsoil", "authorized body for use and protection of subsoil", "authorized body for use and protection of subsoil" are replaced with the words "authorized body for study and use of subsoil", "authorized body for study and use of subsoil", "authorized body for study and use of subsoil", "authorized body for study and use of subsoil" respectively;
words "the central executive body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of environmental protection", "the central executive body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of environmental protection", "the central executive body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of environmental protection", "the authorized state body in the field of environmental protection" have been respectively replaced with "the authorized state body in the field of environmental protection", "the authorized state body in the field of environmental protection"; and
words "authorized body in the field of use and protection of the water fund", "the authorized body in the field of use and protection of the water fund", "the authorized body in the field of use and protection of the water fund", "the authorized body in the field of use and protection of the water fund", "the authorized body", "the authorized body", "the authorized body", by the Law of RK dated February 12, 2009 № 132-IV (order), respectively
words "flora and fauna", "flora and fauna" are substituted respectively with "flora and fauna", "flora and fauna" by the Law of RK as of 25.01.2012 No. 548-IV (enacted ten calendar days after its first official publication)
the words "on the study and use of subsoil" are replaced by the words "on the study of subsoil" in accordance with the Law of the RK No. 126-VI of 27.12.2017 (to be enacted six months after the day of its first official publication);
the words "authorized body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of population", "authorized body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of population", "authorized body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of population", "authorized body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of population" and "authorized body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of population" shall be replaced with words "state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological bl
General part
Section 1 General Provisions
Chapter 1: General provisions
Article 1: Basic concepts used in this Code
The following basic notions shall be used in this Code:
1) watercourse - a water body characterized by the movement of water in the direction of the slope in the depression of the earth's surface;
2) water area - water area bounded by natural, artificial or conventional boundaries
2) potable water - water in its natural state or after treatment, which by quality meets established national standards and hygienic specifications and is intended for drinking and household-drinking needs of population
3) non-alternative sources of drinking water supply - the only sources of drinking water supply for water consumers, replacement of which is not possible and practical;
3-1) Drinking and (or) domestic and drinking water supply (hereinafter - drinking water supply) - technological process that provides intake, preparation, storage, transportation and supply of drinking water to consumers
3-2) Boundary of balance belonging - a place of division of elements of water supply and sewage systems between owners according to ownership, economic management or operative management, which is shown on schemes
4) Basin principle of management - management of water fund according to hydrographic features, implemented by