2DAMANAGEMENT OF WATERQUALITY AND CONTROL OVER WATER POLLUTION(Government Regulation No. 82/2001 dated December 14, 2001) THE PRESIDENT OF THEREPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,Considering:a. that water constitutes a natural resource havingcru­cial function for human life and activity as well as the enhancement of thepublic welfare so as to become the basic capital and main fiartor ofdevelopment;b. that water constitutes an environmental component important to thecontinuation of life of people and other creature;c. that in order to preserve the function of water,it is necessary to manage the quality of water and control water pollutionwisely by observing interests of the present and next generations as well asecological equilibrium;d. that based on the considerations as meant in letters ar band c as well as in order to implement the provi­sion in Article 14 paragraph(2) of Law No. 23/1997 on Environmental Management, it is necessary to stipu­latea government regu...