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Federal Act on the Federal Office for Water and amendment of the Water Resources Management Act.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 516, 14 July 1994, pp. 4177-4181.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Freshwater resources management Research Data collection/reporting Water supply
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

An Act replacing the previous one of 1974 on the same subject to regulate the work of the above-mentioned Federal Office for the management of water resources; its head office is based in Vienna. It is monitored by the Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry. Its tasks relate, inter alia, to the collection of data, the setting up of libraries, the improvement of water management methods, the preparation of reports, of statistics, etc. Article 5 governs the internal organization of the said Office. The Act consists of 20 articles divided into 3 Parts.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Amends

Waterworks Promotion Act 1985.

Legislation | Austria | 1984 (2018)

Keyword: Irrigation, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste management, Waste prevention, Waterworks, Freshwater resources management, Subsidy/incentive, Sewerage, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX