Question
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Answer
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Score
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Is a water inventory required?
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Yes
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Is there a timeline for water inventory updates?
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Yes
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Must the water inventory be public?
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Yes
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Is a water user registry required?
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Yes
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Is a water monitoring plan required?
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Yes
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Is there a timeline for water monitoring plan updates?
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Yes
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Must the government monitor water resources?
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Yes
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Must pollutant discharges to water resources be catalogued?
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Yes
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Are water management plans required?
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Yes
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Must water management plans be comprehensive (contain one or more required components such as planning for water use patterns, water risks)?
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Yes
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Must water management plans be developed through public consultation?
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Yes
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Must water quality criteria be adopted?
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Yes
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Must water quality objectives be set for water bodies?
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Yes
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Is a permit needed to abstract water from the environment?
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Yes
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If an abstraction permit is required, is the process described to obtain it?
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Yes
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If an abstraction permit is required, is the duration set?
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Yes
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If an abstraction permit is required, is permit renewal shorter or simpler?
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Yes
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Are the means of the public notice defined?
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No
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Can the government impose special measures for source protection in cases of water stress?
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Yes
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Is there an established minimum water level for environmental needs or flows?
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Yes
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Must water users keep records of the quantity of water abstracted?
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Yes
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Must certain activities occur at a minimum distance from water bodies?
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No
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Is a permit required to discharge pollutants into water bodies?
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Yes
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Is the process described to obtain a discharge permit?
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Yes
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Must the government inspect water-related compliance?
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Yes
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Are the competencies defined to inspect for water-related compliance?
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Yes
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Are offenses prescribed for water-related violations?
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Yes
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Are penalties prescribed for water-related violations?
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Yes
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Is water conservation promoted?
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Yes
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Is water use efficiency promoted?
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Yes
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Must users pay for the amount of water abstracted?
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Yes
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Must water abstraction charges be set?
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Yes
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Is the method to set the charges defined?
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Yes
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Is a collection agency for water abstraction charges identified?
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Yes
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Can water abstraction permits be transferred?
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Yes
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Can water abstraction permits be transferred separately from land?
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Yes
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Must the government be notified or approve abstraction permit transfers?
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Yes
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Is the process to transfer water abstraction permits defined?
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Yes
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