Water laws in Nepal - WaterAid

Chapter 3: Water Supply System .......................................................................................... 193.1 Drinking Water Suppliers ............................................................................................... 203.1.1 Duty to Supply Water........................................................................................ 213.1.2 Duty to Maintain Quality Standards ................................................................. 213.1.3 Duty not to Pollute ............................................................................................ 213.1.4 Duty to Repair and Maintain ............................................................................. 223.1.5 Duty to Compensate ......................................................................................... 223.1.6 Power to Impose Conditions of Service ............................................................. 223.1.7 Power to Reduce or Cease Service .................................................................... 223.1.8 Power to Impose a Service Charge .................................................................... 233.2 Nepal Water Supply Corporation ................................................................................... 233.2.1 Functions and Duties ......................................................................................... 243.2.2 Power to Impose Fees and Charges .................................................................. 243.2.3 Power to Cease Service ..................................................................................... 243.2.4 Power to Enter House and Land........................................................................ 253.2.5 Power to Lay Pipelines ...................................................................................... 253.3 Local Bodies ................................................................................................................... 253.3.1 Village Development Committee ...................................................................... 253.3.2 Municipality ....................................................................................................... 273.3.3 District Development Committee ...................................................................... 273.4 Department of Water Supply and Sewerage ................................................................. 28Chapter 4: Sanitation ............................................................................................................ 314.1 Policy and Legislation .................................................................................................... 324.2 The Right to Sanitation .................................................................................................. 324.3 Sanitation Services ......................................................................................................... 334.3.1 Local Bodies....................................................................................................... 334.3.2 Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre .......................... 354.3.3 Nepal Water Supply Corporation ...................................................................... 354.3.4 Ministry of Physical Planning and Works .......................................................... 364.4 Obligations of Users of Sanitation Services ................................................................... 36Chapter 5: Irrigation .............................................................................................................. 395.1 The Policy and Legislation ............................................................................................. 405.2 The Right to Use Water for Irrigation ............................................................................ 405.3 Traditional Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems ............................................................ 415.3.1 The Priority in which Landowners are entitled to Irrigate ................................. 41iv