Law on public sewage disposal facilities. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Vorarlberg Document type Legislation Date 1989 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Pollution control Freshwater pollution Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1977. Abstract Article 1 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that municipalities are responsible for the building and running of efficient public sewage disposal facilities. Article 2 contains the definition of «waste water», «public sewage disposal facilities», «collective sewage disposal systems», etc. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 6 chapters as follows: General provisions (1); Connection to sewage disposal facilities (2); Establishment, maintenance and servicing of facilities (3); Subsidies to sewage disposals (4); Fees for use of sewers (5); Penalties and final provisions (6). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at