First Ordinance amending the Groundwater Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 24, 9 May 2017, pp. 1044-1047. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Groundwater Water quality standards Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Groundwater Protection Ordinance. In particular, the Ordinance amends, inter alia, article 5 dealing with composition of groundwater; article 7 concerning threshold values of polluted water in soil; article 8a on Management plans. The text consists of 2 articles. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Amends Groundwater Protection Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2016) Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Effluent waste water/discharge, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX