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Flooding Reporting Ordinance (HwMdVO M-V).

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Ordinance on the establishment of a warning and alarm service for the protection against flooding (HwMdVO M-V).
Subject
Water
Keyword
Flood Institution Classification/declassification Waterworks Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to a warning and alarm service in case of flooding. Article 1 establishes a Flooding Reporting Service in the Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Article 7 lists the following flooding levels: Level I - starting to overflow the river banks , Level II - flooding of green land or forestry areas, Level III - flooding of individual plots of land, streets or cellars, Level IV - flooding of great areas including streets and plants, danger for human beings, animals, objects and plants. The text consists of 8 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.mecklenburg-vorpommern.de