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#The National Water Resources Institute, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, has responsibility for training, research and data management relating to water in general. | #The National Water Resources Institute, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, has responsibility for training, research and data management relating to water in general. | ||
#All the River Basin Development Authorities, which are also parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources involved in the provision of water supply to rural environments within their catchments. | #All the River Basin Development Authorities, which are also parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources involved in the provision of water supply to rural environments within their catchments. | ||
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====Legal framework for groundwater management==== | ====Legal framework for groundwater management==== | ||
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The 2004 National Water Policy aimed to decentralise management of water to the most local government unit possible and to maximise user participation in planning and management , with central government retaining overall control of water governance. | The 2004 National Water Policy aimed to decentralise management of water to the most local government unit possible and to maximise user participation in planning and management , with central government retaining overall control of water governance. | ||
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*drill future boreholes 20 m deeper | *drill future boreholes 20 m deeper | ||
*position pumps at greater depth (20 m deeper than present) | *position pumps at greater depth (20 m deeper than present) | ||
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=== Transboundary aquifers=== | === Transboundary aquifers=== |