Withdrawal of Authorization as a Mechanism for Protecting Groundwater in Light of Climate Change, in Accordance with Water Law No. 12/05

Abstract

Water resources are among the most important issues at the forefront of the challenges and problems facing the world. Therefore, despite the adoption of strategies, the conclusion of agreements and treaties, and the enactment of numerous laws, the protection of groundwater resources continues to deteriorate as a result of their irrational use.
Accordingly, it has become imperative for Algerian legislation to intervene and provide for preventive methods to address and confront water resource problems. On this basis, the legislator has granted the administration the authority to monitor the use of groundwater, equipping it with preventive legal tools that fall within the framework of subsequent control exercised over individuals and institutions in order to verify compliance with the prescribed procedures.
These measures are known as administrative sanctions, which vary in form and scope depending on the degree of violation of mandatory legal rules, such as the withdrawal of authorization in cases of non-compliance with the rules and conditions governing the exploitation of groundwater.