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title: "Policy for Costa Rica: Water Permit Requirements"
slug: "policy-water-permit-requirements-costa-rica"
tags: ["Certification Binding Document"]
updated: 2025-10-31T05:51:39Z
published: 2025-10-16T08:44:35Z
canonical: "knowledge.rainforest-alliance.org/policy-water-permit-requirements-costa-rica"
---

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# Policy for Costa Rica: Water Permit Requirements

| **Available in:** | [Español](https://knowledge.rainforest-alliance.org/docs/es/policy-water-permit-requirements-costa-rica) |
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This policy is to provide interpretation of the requirements in the context of Costa Rica law and regulatory processes on the respective requirements for water extractions until the conditions are favorable to obtain the necessary documentation required for water extraction and use.

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