This Regulation is divided into the following sections: Objective, legal rationale and definitions (1); Principles (2); Quality classification of water environments (inland surface, underground marine and coastal waters) (3); Basis for water quality planning and prohibitions (protection areas, prohibition to pollute, control of oil discharge) (4); Principles for waste water discharge (sewerage, irrigation, industrial waste waters, sampling, dumping) (5); Basis for dumping permissions (6); Implementation at waste water infrastructure facilities (7); Miscellaneous provisions (8). Twenty five tables list various chemical and biological parameters and standards.
The objectives of this Act are to set out the legal framework for water pollution control in order to preserve the potential of the country's underground and surface water resources for all kinds of use, as well as to ensure the best possible utilization and the prevention of water pollution in conformity with economic and social objectives (art. 1).