Decree No. 39 of 1995 concerning the discharge of water for purposes of soil protection. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad, No. 39 of 1995, pp. 1-17. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract "Discharge" is defined in article 2 as the bringing into the soil of liquids for as a permanent solution. The Decree does not apply to discharge of surface water, rain or drinking water, or groundwater, to which no pollutant are added and is not heated, and to irrigation for agricultural purposes (art. 2). Chapter II places limits on smaller discharge of household waste water. Chapter III places limits on larger discharge of household waste water. Permit, for Chapter IV, provides for the discharge of cooling water and other liquids. Permits for discharges are required and certain infrastructural measures to be carried out compulsorily. The remaining Chapters contain administrative, final and transitory provisions. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Act containing rules relative to protection of the soil (Soil Protection Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1986 (2010) Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Basic legislation, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX