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FREQUENT QUESTIONS

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Water Law

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  • Can I use the water directly from a river, well, lake or spring?

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If you are going to use it for home consumption, then no problem.

 

If its use is more than domestic, then you cannot extract and use the water directly from a river, well, lake or spring without having a Right of Use of Water. Doing so constitutes the crime of usurpation of water, prosecutable by the Prosecutor's Office.

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  • What is a Water Use Right?

  • How can I request a Water Use Right?

  • Can you buy the Water Use Rights?

  • What is the crime of usurpation of water?

  • Can I dig a well on my property?

  • Where is a Water Use Right requested?

  • I bought a piece of land and I want to get water, how  I make?

  • What is the patent for non-use?

  • What is rural drinking water?

 

Environmental law

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  • What is an RCA (environmental qualification resolution)?

  • What is the difference between an Environmental Impact Study and an Environmental Impact Statement?

  • What is a relevance?

  • What can the Superintendency of the Environment supervise?

  • What are the Environmental Courts?

  • What is the Environmental Protection Resource?

  • What is ILO Convention 169 and how is it applied in environmental matters?

  • What environmental crimes exist?

  • Where do I report a violation of environmental legislation?

  • What is citizen participation?

  • Who is required to file a lawsuit for environmental damage?

  • What is a compliance program?

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