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Table 4 Water policy laws relating to freshwater security
Enabling legislation
Purpose of the water sector policy
Law No. 81-13 of March 4, 1981 on the Water
Code
– Establish the protection and safeguarding of
water resources, good water management
(especially in the sanitary field);
– Assure good planning of resources, their
good management and equitable distribution
between different uses and each according to
their needs within the framework of strict
respect of general interest
Law No. 2008-59 of September 24, 2008 on
the organization of public service for drinking
water and collective sanitation of domestic
wastewater
– Organize modernization and rationalization,
in the longer term, of public water and
sanitation service, in order to face the
challenges of the future and meet the needs
of Senegal;
– Delegate the public water and/or sanitation
service to maintain the water and/or
sanitation installations in good working order
Law No. 83-71 of July 5, 1983 on the Hygiene
Code
– Ensure the protection of water quality;
– Establish a protection perimeter to be
respected around water intake points
intended for human consumption;
– Protect the works of the catchment,
treatment, storage and elevation of water
Law No. 90-07 of June 26, 1990 establishing
the SONES–PEPAM
– Realize conditions for a better division of
roles and the profitability of sub-sector of
urban hydraulics through a more adapted
private management mode and a more
assertive commercial dimension
Law No. 2001-01 of January 15, 2001, on the
Environment Code
– Establish good management and protection
of the environment, which is one of the
concerns of the public authorities in Senegal;
– Put in place a national policy for the
protection of environmental resources
Law No. 2008-43 of August 20, 2008 on the
Town Planning Code
– Manage the projects of drinking water supply
and sewerage (rainwater and black water) of
the districts;
– Manage urban green spaces, including areas
of wet depressions, urban planes and
waterways
Law No 2009-24 of July 8, 2009 bearing the
Sanitation Code
– Enable people to have adequate sanitation
and access for all to the rule of law regarding
sanitation in Senegal
(continued)
C. Faye et al.
Table 4 Water policy laws relating to freshwater security
Enabling legislation
Purpose of the water sector policy
Law No. 81-13 of March 4, 1981 on the Water
Code
– Establish the protection and safeguarding of
water resources, good water management
(especially in the sanitary field);
– Assure good planning of resources, their
good management and equitable distribution
between different uses and each according to
their needs within the framework of strict
respect of general interest
Law No. 2008-59 of September 24, 2008 on
the organization of public service for drinking
water and collective sanitation of domestic
wastewater
– Organize modernization and rationalization,
in the longer term, of public water and
sanitation service, in order to face the
challenges of the future and meet the needs
of Senegal;
– Delegate the public water and/or sanitation
service to maintain the water and/or
sanitation installations in good working order
Law No. 83-71 of July 5, 1983 on the Hygiene
Code
– Ensure the protection of water quality;
– Establish a protection perimeter to be
respected around water intake points
intended for human consumption;
– Protect the works of the catchment,
treatment, storage and elevation of water
Law No. 90-07 of June 26, 1990 establishing
the SONES–PEPAM
– Realize conditions for a better division of
roles and the profitability of sub-sector of
urban hydraulics through a more adapted
private management mode and a more
assertive commercial dimension
Law No. 2001-01 of January 15, 2001, on the
Environment Code
– Establish good management and protection
of the environment, which is one of the
concerns of the public authorities in Senegal;
– Put in place a national policy for the
protection of environmental resources
Law No. 2008-43 of August 20, 2008 on the
Town Planning Code
– Manage the projects of drinking water supply
and sewerage (rainwater and black water) of
the districts;
– Manage urban green spaces, including areas
of wet depressions, urban planes and
waterways
Law No 2009-24 of July 8, 2009 bearing the
Sanitation Code
– Enable people to have adequate sanitation
and access for all to the rule of law regarding
sanitation in Senegal
(continued)