Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to improve water resources management in the Republic of Uzbekistan to increase the level of drinking water supply and improve its quality” was adopted.

According to the Decree, the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services is determined by the authorized state body in the field of coordination of accounting, monitoring, safety and quality of water of the Unified State Water Fund, as well as the formation of a unified water balance.

In accordance with this, the ministry is entrusted with a number of additional tasks.

In particular, the Ministry organizes the formation of a single water balance of the republic by collecting, summarizing and systematizing the information of authorized bodies and organizations on the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the waters of the Unified State Water Fund with the creation of a unified information system for the water balance.

The position of the First Deputy Minister responsible for organizing and coordinating the accounting, monitoring, ensuring the safety and quality of water of the Unified State Water Fund has been introduced into the structure of the central apparatus of the ministry.

The structure of the central apparatus of the Ministry created:

- General Directorate for the Formation and Monitoring of the Single Water Balance;

- Management of safety and quality of water of the Unified State Water Fund;

- Management of the introduction of modern technologies in water supply and sanitation.

According to the Decree, the joint-stock company Uzsuvtaminot was created.

From 1 January 2020, the functions of the Compulsory Enforcement Bureau to ensure the completeness and timeliness of payments, to reduce consumer debt for the provided water supply and sanitation services are transferred to Uzsuvtaminot and its member organizations.