Concession Ordinance implementing the Water Resources Act. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Zürich Document type Regulation Date 1992 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Concession Groundwater Surface water Hydropower generation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Water Resources Act of 21 October 1992. In particular, it lays down in details certain activities, such as abstraction of groundwater and surface waters, use of hydropower, which require a concession for the use of public waters. Moreover, the text deals with application forms and their processing by the competent authority. The text consists of 28 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Administrative proceedings (II); Special provisions (III); Final provisions (IV). Full text German Website www.zh.ch