Central

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Water
The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for maintaining and monitoring public water resources[1]. The regional commissionerships for agriculture are part of this ministry and are devolved rather than decentralised administrative authorities[2].

Article 16 of Law No 95-70 of 17 July 1995 on water and ground conservation establishes an advisory body for water and ground conservation called the National Council for water and ground conservation, to be responsible for making proposals regarding the national water and ground conservation strategy and for safeguarding, developing and renewing these resources. 

[1] See Law No 75-16 of 31 March 1975 enacting the water code, available at: http://www.cnudst.rnrt.tn/jortsrc/1975/1975f/jo02275.pdf (FR) (consulted on 24 September 2013).

[2] See Law No 89-44 of 8 March 1989 establishing the regional commissionerships for agricultural development, available at: http://www.cnudst.rnrt.tn/jortsrc/1989/1989f/jo02089.pdf (FR) (consulted on 24 September 2013).

Regional

Water:
Article 18 of Law No 95-70 of 17 July 1995 on water and ground conservation establishes, in each governorate, an advisory body for water and ground conservation called the Regional Grouping for water and ground conservation, while Article 22 of the same law stipulates that associations for water and ground conservation will be established at the request of the owners or operators or at the initiative of the administration. They will be established by decree of the governor concerned after the Regional Grouping for water and ground conservation has given its views.