Kazakhstan Brings Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs Into Unified Digital System
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Kazakhstan has launched the National Water Resources Information System, which already contains data on more than 23,000 water bodies, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said.
The platform brings together information on water bodies, water management infrastructure, water users and groundwater. The data will be used to manage the country’s water resources.
The system currently contains digitized and structured information on 17,758 rivers, 3,148 lakes and 1,207 hydraulic structures.
About 3,000 organizations and more than 4,000 users are registered in the system. It also contains around 9,000 digital records for water management and hydraulic facilities, more than 2,200 primary water-use reports and over 1,300 reports filed under Form 2-TP.
"The National Water Resources Information System provides tools for maintaining the national water balance, recording and analyzing water use, monitoring reservoirs, processing data on transboundary water bodies and conducting satellite monitoring," Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Nurzhan Nurzhigitov said.
"The introduction of the system will make it possible to establish a comprehensive, multi-level water management framework to support sustainable economic development and ensure the country’s water security."
Kazakhstan has also launched a pilot early water-demand forecasting system. It allows users to sign electronic agreements for water delivery through canals, pay for services online and automatically calculate required water volumes.
The agreement process has already been fully digitized. More than 29,000 agreements have been signed with farmers since the beginning of the year.
Starting Jan. 1, 2027, water protection zone and buffer-strip requirements will take effect automatically outside populated areas where boundaries have not yet been formally established.
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