Registry of Hydric/Water Resources
Accordingly to the law 226A dated the 31st of May 2007 all owners and tenants of properties of properties that have water resource equipment must apply for an appropriate usage title/license by May 31st. 2009.
This title request is compulsory for all land owners that may have any form of (illegal) hydric resources such as:
wells = poço
scoop-wheels = nora
bore-holes = furo
mines = mina
ponds = charcas
dams = barragem
lakes = açudes
residual water collectors/cesspits = fossa septica’.