Hessen Waste Water Charges Act Implementation Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hessen Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleHessen Law implementing the Federal Waste Water Charges Act. Subject Water Keyword Water charges Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution Offences/penalties Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Federal Waste Water Charges Act in the version of 28 January 2005. In particular, it establishes the amount of fees to be paid in relation to the harmfulness of the effluent waste water discharged in public waters. The text consists of 21 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Duty to pay charges (I); Basis for evaluation (II); Verification of harmfulness (III); Competent authority, fixing and levying of fees, surveillance (IV); Destination of collected fees (V); Penalties, restriction of basic rights, entry into force, repeal (VI). Full text German Website www.hessen.de