Azerbaijan introduced charges for the special use of water bodies from Sept. 1, seeking to curb losses of an increasingly scarce resource and tighten oversight of industrial and commercial consumers. The regime covers withdrawals from rivers, lakes and underground sources, use of water areas without extraction, and wastewater discharge. Permits are issued by the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, or ADSEA, which is also responsible for a...

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