SRUP – Public Water Domain

Servitude and Restriction of Public Utility (SRUP) – Public Water Domain, in force in mainland Portugal. The Public Water Domain constitutes a servitude and restriction of public utility, being included in the scope of natural resources – water resources. The constitution of administrative servitudes and public utility restrictions relating to the Public Water Domain follows the regime provided for in the applicable legislation. The Public Water Domain consists of the set of assets that by their nature are considered to be of public use and of general interest, which justify the establishment of a special regime applicable to any use or intervention in the plots of land located in the seabeds, water currents, lakes and ponds, as well as the respective banks and adjacent areas in order to protect them. On the other hand, it is also important to safeguard the values related to fishing and port activities, as well as national defence. All groundwater or surface water, their beds and shores, as well as areas of maximum infiltration, adjacent areas and protected areas are considered to be water resources. Generally speaking, the beds and shores of sea and navigable waters are considered to be or belong to the public water domain. The delimitation of the beds and margins of the public water domain which are confined to land of another nature is the responsibility of the State, either of its own motion or at the request of the persons concerned. The delimitation is approved by a Resolution of the Council of Ministers and published in the Diário da República. The geographical information provided through the respective web services was produced by DGT and other official entities, based on information legally deposited in the National Territorial Information System (SNIT) concerning the delimitation of servitude of the Public Water Domain.葡萄牙大陆现行的公共事业役权与限制（Servitude and Restriction of Public Utility, SRUP）——公共水域域。 公共水域域属于公共事业役权与限制范畴，被纳入自然资源——水资源的范围之内。与公共水域域相关的行政役权及公共事业限制，须遵循适用立法所规定的管理制度。 公共水域域指因固有属性被认定为公共使用且符合公共利益的各类资产，为保护此类资产，需对位于海床、水流、湖泊、池塘及其对应岸线与毗邻区域的土地实施的任何使用或干预行为设立专属管理制度。此外，保障与渔业、港口活动及国防相关的各类权益亦为其重要目标。 所有地下水或地表水、其河床与岸线，以及最大入渗区、毗邻区域与保护区，均被纳入水资源范畴。一般而言，海洋与通航水域的河床及岸线，属于或被纳入公共水域域。 对于与其他性质土地相邻的公共水域域河床与岸线的划定工作，由国家依职权或应相关主体申请负责实施。该划定方案须经部长会议决议批准，并于《共和国公报（Diário da República）》上正式发布。 通过对应网络服务提供的地理信息，由葡萄牙领土总局（Direção-Geral do Território, DGT）及其他官方实体，基于合法存入国家领土信息系统（National Territorial Information System, SNIT）的公共水域域役权划定相关信息制作完成。