Indirect Discharge Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Ministry for the Environment on discharge of waste water in public waste water disposal facilities. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Environmental standards 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 Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the direct discharge of waste water in public waste disposal plants. The text consists of 7 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Requirements according to the Waste Water Discharge Ordinance (2); Requirements according to administrative regulations (3); Other requirements (4); Discharge authorization (5); Requirements according local authorities (6); Penalties (7); Entry into force, transitional provisions (8). One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de References - Legislation Implements Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2012) Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Effluent waste water/discharge, Liability/compensation, Water supply, Offences/penalties, Waterworks, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX