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Measures to improve the legal system for commercialization of sand dams

샌드댐 상용화를 위한 법제도 개선 방안

  • 심영규 (동아대학교 법학전문대학원) ;
  • 정일문 (한국건설기술연구원) ;
  • 김민규 (한국건설기술연구원)
  • Received : 2022.06.20
  • Accepted : 2022.07.08
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

Attempts are being made to use the sand dam as an alternative water resource securement facility by installing and operating sand dams in valleys, where water intake capacity is extremely limited, in areas with limited water supply in the upstream watershed of Korea. In the case of some countries in Africa, where sand dams are known to be most actively installed and used, it is difficult to find examples of establishing and applying a separate legal system for sand dams. A sand dam is a kind of groundwater dam, and in view of its concept, structural and technical form and characteristics, purpose, use, and function, it will be said that it has the legal character and status as a facility for securing groundwater resources specified in the current 「Ground Water Act」. Interpretation and application of regulations on facilities for securing groundwater resources also supports this. Therefore, it is legal and realistic to promote and implement the sand dam project as one of the installation and management projects for securing underground water resources based on the 「Ground Water Act」.

우리나라 유역 상류부의 물 공급 소외 지역에서 취수원 용량이 극히 제한적인 계곡부 지역 등을 대상으로 샌드댐을 설치·운영함으로써 대체수자원 확보시설로 활용하고자 하는 시도가 이루어지고 있다. 샌드댐이 가장 활발하게 설치·활용되고 있는 것으로 알려져 있는 아프리카 지역 일부 국가들의 경우 샌드댐에 관한 별도의 법제도를 수립·적용하고 있는 사례를 찾아보기 어렵다. 샌드댐은 지하수댐의 일종으로서, 그 개념, 구조적·기술적 형태와 특성, 목적과 용도, 기능 등에 비추어 현행 「지하수법」 상 명시되어 있는 지하수자원확보시설로서의 법적 성격과 지위를 갖는다고 할 것이다. 지하수자원확보시설에 관한 규정의 해석과 적용 역시 이를 뒷받침한다. 따라서 샌드댐 사업은 「지하수법」을 근거로, 지하수자원확보시설의 설치·관리 사업의 하나로 추진·시행되는 것이 법논리적으로나 현실적으로 타당하고 합리적이다. 다만, 현행 명문 규정상 지하수자원확보시설에 샌드댐이 당연히 포함되는 것으로 볼 수 있는지에 대해서는 다소 명확하지 않은 점이 있어 그에 관한 종합적 고찰과 더불어 관련 법제도의 개선이 요구된다고 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 환경부의 재원으로 한국환경산업기술원의 수요대응형 물공급서비스사업의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다(과제번호 146525).

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