This Decree establishes that special water uses shall be considered water abstraction from waterbodies and effluent waste water discharge with the use of: (a) stationary, non-stationary and floating structures for water abstraction from surface waterbodies; (b) waterworks for groundwater abstraction for the amount over 5.0 cubic metres daily; (c) waterworks for effluent water discharge to surface waterbodies; (d) waterworks for effluent waste water discharge to groundwater aquifers for the amount over 5.0 cubic metres; and (e) irrigation and melioration systems. Special water use authorization shall be issued to legal and natural persons in accordance with the Annex 1 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection for water abstraction exceeding 20 thousand cubic metres daily and by provincial bodies and Minsk city body of the aforesaid Ministry for the amount of less than 20 thousand cubic metres daily. As a rule only one special water use authorization shall be issued except for cases when waterbodies are distant form each other and are not linked by common water supply system.
Decree No. 14 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of the issuance of authorization for special water uses.