Civil law regulation of environmental management activities
The program legislative act of the branch direction should be recognized as a National target program for the development of water management and improvement of the Volga River basin. The purpose of this regulation is to define the main directions of state policy in the field of water management to meet the needs of the population and sectors of the national economy in water resources, the preservation and reproduction of water resources, introduction of integrated water resources management at the basin principle, recovery the role of reclaimed land in the food and resource security of the state, the optimization of water consumption, prevention and liquidation of consequences of the harmful effects of water. As can be seen from the above, as an integral goal of the National Target Program for the Development of Water Management and Improvement of the Volga River Basin for the period up to 2021, the improvement of the legal framework for ensuring environmental safety in the relevant area when acquiring and exercising the right of special water use is not defined. At the same time, among the tasks and activities of this program, defined in its eponymous section, only those related to the main waterway of Russia - the Volga River-are identified.