AGENCY FOR MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES OF ARMENIA
ISSUES 420 PERMISSIONS FOR USE OF WATER

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, ARMINFO. By present, the Agency for Management and
Preservation of Water Resources of Armenia issued 420 permissions for
use of water, Representative of the Agency Vladimir Narimanyan made
this statement today in the course of a three-day seminar “Management
of water resources, designing of water reservoirs and permissions for
use of water” with support of the Academy of Educational Development
(AED) and USAID.

He said that due to the permissions provided, 85% of water users were
brought to the legal field. He said that the permission is to meet the
strategic demands of water resources management, such as the National
Program of Water Quality Standards. In particular, the permission
contains the necessary personal data on a consumer, the place of
export and use of water, characteristics of the type of water use
(irrigation etc..), the necessary quantity of water. The process of
provision lasts some 4 months. Within this period of time, the Agency
considers the applications of consumers, monitors and sums up the
results, only then, it makes negative or positive decisions. It should
be noted that provision of permissions for use of water is one of the
most important provisions of the Water Code of Armenia.