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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