Before independence, water relations in Uzbekistan were regulated within the legal framework of the Soviet Union and the common foundations of water law for the union republics.
After the collapse of the USSR, Central Asian states had to revise and rebuild their national legal frameworks for water use and interstate cooperation.
The similarity of Soviet-era water codes reflected a unified regulatory model, but the new political reality required Uzbekistan to develop its own legal norms and obligations.
International agreements and legal regulation remain crucial for the region, where a large share of water resources is transboundary in nature.
Source: ekomaktab.uz.