History of Water Law in Spain

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History of WaterLaw in SpainReported by:

RAMIRSON S. ANONUEVO

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Major water policy

landmarksThe 1985 Water Law

In many respects te !"#5 $ater %a& '$%(

)orms te core o) &ater *e+,s*at,on ,n presentday ,n Spa,n. At te t,me ,t &as enacted ,trep*aced te !## &ater *a& and ,ts amended/ers,on ,n !#0". As Emb,d Ir1o '2330(

contends te !"#5 $% opened a ne& era )or&ater po*,cy )or a n1mber o) reasons:


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!. (&ater reso1rces &ere cons,dered p1b*,c

doma,n sa/,n+ a )e& e4cept,ons o)+ro1nd&ater 1se

2. ( ,t *a,d do&n te p*ann,n+ pr,nc,p*es tate/ent1a**y &,** be mater,a*,sed ,n tree )a,*ed

attempts o) nat,ona* ydro*o+,ca* p*ans.. ( ,t conso*,dated a 6nanc,a* re+,me )or &ater

1sers &,c de*,/ered tem ,mportantbene6ts te ,rr,+ators be,n+ te most

)a/ored.


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The 1999 Water Law

reform7,s re)orm ammended te !"#5 $ater %a&

can+,n+ tree )1ndamenta* ,ss1es '8arr,do2339 Ar,o ; Sastre 233#9 Emb,d Ir1o233#(.

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7e second aspect )oc1sed on te ne& o)p1b*,c corporat,ons ,n b1,*d,n+ &ater &or=sand reco1p,n+ te costs by means o)so1nder 6nanc,a* arran+ements.

7e t,rd &as a s1bt*e b1t cr1c,a*cons,derat,on o) desa*,n,sed and re1sed&ater as be*on+,n+ to te p1b*,c doma,non e>1a* )oot to oter &ater so1rces and

te ,ss1ance o) spec,a* &ater r,+ts+ranted to ,ts 1sers.


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The European Unions Water FrameworkDirective (!!!"

7,s p,ece o) E1ropean *e+,s*at,on ,s by ,ts o&n meanste most re*e/ant &ater po*,cy ,n,t,at,/e o) te *ast23 years peraps te most ad/anced ,nternat,ona*

,n,t,at,/e based on &or*d standards. Its mandates,nc*1de s,+n,6cant can+es o) )oc1s ,n areas *,=e&ater pr,c,n+ eco*o+,ca* obect,/es po*,t,ca*processes p1b*,c part,c,pat,on and a ne& approacto &ater &ater p*ann,n+. It a*so ,nc*1des tetrans,t,on &aters 'est1ar,es( and te coasta* &atersa )act tat as created ser,o1s 1r,sd,ct,on prob*ems,n Spa,n and te rea*,sat,on o) note&orty sc,ent,6c+aps ,n te,r 1nderstand,n+.


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7ese t&o *a&s appro/ed andrepea*ed a maor ,nter-bas,n &ater

trans)er proect te so-ca**ed Ebro&ater trans)er

The !!1 an# !!$ Laws of the %ationa& '#ro&o)ica&*&ans


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. Changes in social discourse andthe breakdown of concensusOne o) te stron+est )orces and yet poor*y

1nderstood and ana*y@ed 1nder*y,n+ $ater

po*,cy re)orm ,n Spa,n as been tebrea=do&n o) cent1ry-*on+ consens1s 'de*Mora* 233#(. Up 1nt,* !"" &en te 6rst)a,*ed attempt to pass a %a& o) Nat,ona*

ydro*o+,ca* *an c,/,* en+,neers ad pro/,dedte ,nte*ect1a* *eaders,p and tecn,ca*capac,ty to des,+n and e4ec1te &ater p*ans.


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7e maor de/e*opments andca**en+es o) te recent ,story o)

&ater po*,cy ,n Spa,n.a( %ar+e &ater proects are not te so*1t,on to

1ns1sta,nab*e &ater 1ses or enance &aters1pp*y re*,ab,*,ty. More De4,b*e a*ternat,/es'&,t and &,to1t tecno*o+,es( tat ens1resome screen,n+ o) te bene6c,ar,es and aso1nd 6nanc,a* sceme are prerre>1,s,tes )or+,/,n+ +reen *,+t to +rand &ater &or=s.


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'b( 1,re m1*t,p*e standpo,ntsand *on+er appro/a* per,ods.


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'c( 7e act1a* costs o) s1pp*y,n+&ater at s1bs,d,@ed pr,ces

m1*t,p*y sp,**,n+ o/er oter 1serste ta4payer and teen/,ronment espec,a**y &en

scarc,ty becomes ac1te. Ceap


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'd( R,+,d ,erarc,ca* and top-

do&n p*ann,n+ mode*s )a,*s&en &ater e+emon,c

t,n=,n+ and po*,t,ca*coa*,t,ons brea= do&n9 a** temore ,) tere are a*so re+,ona*

d,sp1tes.


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'e( Acces,b*e ,n)ormat,on sc,ence-based dec,s,on ma=,n+ and p1b*,cpart,c,pat,on are =ey e*ements to

brea=tro1+ entrenced andad/ersar,a* pos,t,ons9


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')( Inno/at,/e &ater po*,c,esre>1,re stron+ b1d+ets so1nd

6nance and e>1,tab*e b1rdend,str,b1t,on.


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