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