environment:Water Use Authorization
https://publicschema.org/environment/WaterUseAuthorization
A permission from a competent authority to abstract or impound water from stated sources, for stated purposes, within stated limits and conditions. It is not an irrigation scheme, a water source or a record of how much water was actually used.
Properties
| Property | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Authorized object from Authorization | uri | |
| Authorized activity from Authorization | string | The activity that the permission covers, stated as text. |
| Authorization conditions from Authorization | string | |
| Registered subject from Registration | uri | |
| Registration authority from Registration | concept:Organization includes PublicOrganization, EducationProvider, ProducerOrganization | The organization that confers the recognition. |
| Registration jurisdiction from Registration | concept:Location | The area within which the recognition applies. |
| Registration purpose from Registration | string | |
| Valid from from Registration | date | |
| Valid to from Registration | date | |
| Evidence assertions from Registration | concept:EvidenceAssertion | Statements identifying sources that support or contradict this statement. |
| Authorized water source | uri | |
| Authorized water quantity | concept:QuantityValue | |
| Irrigation scheme | concept:agri/IrrigationScheme |
Evidence
| Standard | Equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 2000/60/EC | Controls over abstraction and impoundment (Article 11(3)(e)) | |
| Directive 2000/60/EC requires prior authorization of surface and groundwater abstraction and impoundment. | ||
| AGROVOC | water rights | |
Referenced by this concept
- AGROVOC Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Water Framework Directive European Parliament and Council of the European Union, 2000
- EA abstraction licence Environment Agency, 2026