Studies of land reclamation works and water abstraction works

Approval of the new Regulation on the preparation, contents and estimated fees of studies of land reclamation works and water abstraction works with mandatory application to all public works and studies.

This regulation concerns hydrological studies (category 02) carried out for Land reclamation works (category 03) and Water resource storage and utilisation works (category 04, which includes Dams, Small hydroelectric projects (SHPs), Conservation storage reservoir).

The general scope of this category of studies is to determine, on the one hand, the design flood discharges for the dimensioning and control of flood control projects related to land reclamation works or water abstraction works (water resource storage and utilisation works), such as dams, small hydroelectric projects and conservation storage reservoirs, and, on the other hand, to determine the water potential of a catchment area, which is used in the context of the balance calculations for a water abstraction work.
The scope of this Regulation concerns the investigation of meteorological conditions and surface runoff, without addressing hydrogeology issues.
Thus, the hydrology study described in this Regulation basically concerns:
flood hydrology, specifying flood discharges from all types of catchment areas, which are used in the calculation of land reclamation works and water abstraction works, including the determination of the probable maximum flood (or flood with an extremely high return period), as well as water balance hydrology for the dimensioning and operation of the storage works of the studied water abstraction works, including the examination of drought and environmental supply issues.