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Framework for Implementation
At a Glance
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Environmental and water regulations should enforce a zero-tolerance policy for environmental waste and the discharge of effluents in order to prevent contamination, the straining of available freshwater sources, or the alteration of the course or flow rate of existing water sources.
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It is fundamental to ensure that an institutional body that enforces and monitors water rights is in place.
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Water tariffs are typically required in order to ensure that the shared use of extractive-driven water infrastructure is sustainable.
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An extractive company is unlikely to consider sharing any water infrastructure if it must carry out the operation and maintenance of a water system outside the project site once it has financed and/or procured the construction of water supply or water treatment facilities.
Key Resources
- A Framework to Approach Shared Use of Mining-Related Infrastructure (Nicolas Maennling, Alpa Shah, Sophie Thomashausen, Perrine Toledano)
- Mapping the Oil and Gas Industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas (International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, International Finance Corporation, United Nations Development Programme)
Topic Briefing
Proposing and implementing programs for sharing water resources and infrastructure is a complex undertaking. To ensure the success and sustainability of any arrangement, several preconditions are required: a legal and regulatory framework, an institutional setting that enforces and monitors water rights, appropriate water tariffs, and sustainable water infrastructure.