Groundwater Charges Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on levying of charge for abstraction of groundwater Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Water abstraction Water charges Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 April 1994. Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to the levying of a charge for the abstraction of groundwater. Article 1 establishes that to protect groundwater and to maintain and improve its management a charge for the abstraction of groundwater shall be levied. The text consists of 16 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.schleswig-holstein.de