The Confederation shall carry out surveys with relevance to Switzerland as a whole into:
the hydrological balance;
the water quality of surface and underground waters;
the supply of drinking water;
other matters concerning the protection of waters.
It may participate financially in the development of installations and procedures to increase the state of technical knowledge in the general interest of waters protection, with particular respect to measures taken at the source.
It shall make the results and interpretation of surveys available to interested parties.
The Federal Council shall regulate the implementation of surveys and their evaluation.
Federal agencies shall issue specialised technical instructions and shall provide advice to monitoring agencies. They may carry out hydrological work against payment for third parties or make their equipment available for such work.
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