Flooding Reporting Ordinance.

Country/Territory: Germany
Territorial subdivision: Brandenburg
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1997 (2010)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: Ordinance on the establishment of a warning and alarm service for the protection against flooding and the reporting of flooding occurrences.

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 2 establishes a Flooding Reporting Service in Brandeburg. Article 9 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 11 articles.
Full text: German
Website: www.brandenburg.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Brandenburg Water Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2012 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Waterworks, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Institution, Registration, Offences/penalties, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX