Hydro-technical Structures
hydraulic structures - dams, hydroelectric power station buildings, spillways, outlets and discharge structures, tunnels, canals, pumping stations, ship locks, ship lifts; structures intended for flood protection, protection of banks and bottom of reservoirs and rivers; structures (dikes) enclosing storage facilities for liquid waste from industrial and agricultural organizations (excluding objects of centralized hot water supply, cold water supply and (or) sewage systems) provided by the Federal Law "On Water Supply and Sewerage"; devices to prevent erosion on canals, as well as other structures intended for the use of water resources and prevention of negative impact of water and liquid waste;
Source: Federal Law No. 117-FZ dated July 21, 1997 (as amended on December 7, 2011) "On the Safety of Hydraulic Structures" (with amendments and additions coming into force from April 1, 2012)
Hydraulic structures: structures exposed to the aquatic environment, intended for the use and protection of water resources, prevention of harmful effects of waters, including those contaminated with liquid waste, including dams, hydroelectric power station (HPP) buildings, spillways, discharge and outlet structures, tunnels, canals, pumping stations, ship locks, ship lifts, docks; structures designed to protect against floods and erosion of the shores of seas, lakes and reservoirs, riverbanks and riverbeds; flow-guiding and protective structures; structures (dams) enclosing sludge and liquid waste storage facilities of industrial and agricultural organizations; embankments, piers, port mooring structures; technical water supply system structures, systems for hydraulic transport of waste and effluents, delivery of clarified water, erosion protection devices on canals, marine oil and gas production structures
Source: "SP 58.13330.2012. Code of Practice. Hydraulic Structures. Basic Provisions. Updated Edition of SNiP 33-01-2003"
(approved by the Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia dated 29.12.2011 No. 623)