First Waste Water Emission Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculutre and Forestry on the limit of emissione of waste water into rivers and public canals Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Institution Hazardous waste Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Inspection Sewerage Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to regulate the discharge of waste water into public waters; in particular, waste water containing polluting substances must be monitored and amounts curtailed. Articles 2 and 3 contain general principles for the treatment of industrial sewage. The treatment of particularly dangerous waste water is treated in article 4. Finally, the Ordinance deals with the Water Board as supervising authority. The Ordinance consists of 5 articles Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending the First Waste Water Emission Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2000 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste non-domestic sources, Monitoring, Environmental standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX