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Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 502, 17 September 1991, pp. 2147-2152.
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on the maximum content of certain substances allowed in groundwater.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Potable water Residues Food quality control/food safety Groundwater Water supply Water quality standards
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed. Annex A lays down the various maximum content of inorganic and organic substances admitted in drinking water. Article 3 prescribes various methods to assess the quality of groundwater. This Ordinance consists of 6 articles and 2 Annexes.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at