Annexes
Annex
2:
The
Water
Law
no
(33)
of
2002
The
Water
Law
No.
(33)
of
2002
which
was
issued
in
August
2002
was
amended
in
2006,
stipulates
in
article
(4)
that
water
is
a
right
which
is
accessible
to
all
and
does
not
become
privately
owned
except
by
means
of
transport,
acquisition
or
any
related
methods.
The
following
articles
in
the
Water
Law
are
related
to
irrigation
distribution
and
water
rights
as
follows:
Article
6:-‐
States
that
all
beneficiaries
of
any
of
the
water
resources
shall
enjoy
the
right
to
benefit
from
this
resource
in
such
a
way
as
not
to
harm
the
resource
or
the
interest
of
other
beneficiaries
and
shall
carry
out
all
the
duties
required
to
him
with
respect
to
the
conservation
of
these
resources
and
safeguard
them
from
depletion
and
pollution.
Article
12:-‐
Provides
that
NWRA
shall
take
the
sufficient
measures
and
procedures
to
ensure
fairness
and
equity
of
distribution
of
available
water
and
to
protect
such
water
from
overexploitation
and
pollution.
Article
(17):-‐
Provides
that
NWRA
shall
undertake
in
coordination
with
MAI
plans
for
protection
from
floods
and
measures
which
relate
to
improvement
and
development
of
methods
to
utilize
rain,
spate
and
base
water
and
to
recharge
groundwater.
Article
(25):-‐
Which
provides
for
the
functions
and
responsibilities
of
MAI
especially
in
relation
to
spate
irrigation
and
constructing
water
structures
and
their
operation
and
maintenance.
Also,
to
make
plan
for
protection
from
floods
and
making
monitoring
systems.
MAI
has
the
right
to
take
appropriate
and
urgent
measures
as
it
deems
fit
in
case
of
floods
to
destroy
any
structure
or
canal
or
to
make
any
structure
to
avoid
dangers
of
floods
provided
that
fair
compensation
is
paid
to
those
affected
by
such
measures
taken.
MAI,
shall
set
and
implement
plans
and
programs
that
relate
to
cleaning
Wadis
and
Public
Canals
and
to
monitor
flowage
of
spate
water
and
floods
and
to
supervise
use
of
water
irrigation
and
its
structures
so
that
to
ensure
the
safety
of
such
structure
and
to
conserve
water
from
waste
and
pollution.
Article
(27):-‐
Stipulates
the
following
"the
right
of
water
use
authorizes
the
holder
thereof
to
dispense
the
water,
in
such
a
way
as
not
to
conflict
with
public
interest
and
the
prevailing
customs
and
traditions
in
each
water
zone
or
water
basin,
and
in
all
cases,
the
existing
and
acquired
water
rights,
whether
prior
to
the
issuance
of
the
law
or
thereafter,
shall
be
maintained
and
shall
not
be
touched
upon,
except
for
the
utmost
necessity
thereof
and
with
fair
compensation
provided
therefore."
Article
(28):-‐
"Due
consideration
is
to
be
given
to
benefiting
from
the
traditional
water
rights
of
rainwater
harvesting
and
natural
runoff
flow,
with
respect
to
their
use
in
irrigation
and
their
link
with
agricultural
land
that
benefits
from
such
water
resources.
This
should
also
take
into
consideration
the
properties
and
characteristics
of
each
region