In view of the fact that a good knowledge of the biochemical characteristics of soil is necessary in order to arrange and implement a sound national policy for programming the use of soil and waste water for irrigation purposes, this Decree approves the official methods to be applied in the biochemical analysis of soil.
This Decree regulates the procedure to be followed for the issue of authorizations required prior to any intervention or modification on landscapes. This authorization must be obtained by owners and holders of lands.
The present Regional Act lays down the legislative framework in matter of town and country planning, taking into particular consideration, inter alia, the need to preserve the environment and regional landscape, including agricultural lands. The regional territory shall be managed at the municipal, provincial and regional levels. Plans shall be coordinated as provided in article 4. Article 47 concerns the environmental assessment of plans.
This Regional Act aims at the protection and restoration of land and at the same time lays down provisions on the preservation of water resources and their exploitation for irrigation. The Act provides for the subdivision of the regional territory into restoration districts, as specified in article 2. Further provisions define the functions of consortia involved in land restoration and water resources preservation.
This Decree aims at encouraging and at the same time regulating the use of sewage sludge in agriculture, in order to prevent harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and human beings. The sewage sludge shall be used as fertilizer and soil improver only after proper treatment and under the conditions established by article 3, regarding the composition, the concentration of heavy metals and other standards. Article 4 establishes the cases in which the use of sludge in agriculture is prohibited.
Based on the assessment of the present environmental degradation caused by the inadequacy of the purification systems, and of the data collected through an official census on the water pollution of the country, the special plan aims at the achievement of the following objectives: (a) identification and implementation of urgent interventions necessary for the protection and sanitation of waters and catchment basins; (b) completion of works already financed; (c) putting into operation of completed works. The Decree establishes criteria and modalities for the elaboration of the plan.
The Decree regulates the discharge of the substances contained in Lists I and II of Annex A into surface waters, marine territorial and coastal waters. It regulates also the powers and duties of the Government and of the Regions, with particular regard to the establishment and implementation of measures for the protection of the environment. The discharge of dangerous substances must be authorized by the Province or the competent sewerage service. The authorization has a validity of four years and is renewable according to the procedure of article 9.
The Campania Region promotes land reclamation interventions, which are considered to be of public interest since they help preserve the territory and, particularly, rural environments, and enable the rational utilization of water resources intended for agricultural uses. To these ends, the present Regional Act provides for the rearrangement of Land Reclamation Consortia and makes rules governing their functions and tasks, in compliance with the general principles laid down at national level in Act No. 183 of 1989 as well as in Act No. 36 of 1994.
The present Regional Act aims at the conservation and protection of soil against all negative natural and anthropic agents, at the maintenance of water resources and at the ecosystem preservation, in compliance with the general principles laid down at the national level in Act No. 183 of 18 May 1989. Article 1 contains the list of basins of regional interest to be protected. Such basins are regrouped into the territorial areas defined by article 2. A Regional Basin Authority shall be set up for each territorial area.
The Regional Act lays down particular provisions for implementing Act No. 440 of 1978 in matter of reallotment of abandoned and uncultivated lands, with a view to achieving the full and proper use of agricultural lands. The Regional Act consists of fourteen articles. Article 2 sets out the criteria intended to determine lands insufficiently cultivated falling within the regional territory. The Regional Council shall establish which zones are to be considered abandoned or uncultivated, taking into account the safeguarding of hydrogelogical balances and environmental protection requirements.
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