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Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
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 MRL-maximum residue limit 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

References - Legislation

Amended by

Ordinance amending the Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance.

Legislation | Austria | 1997

Keyword: Potable water, Groundwater, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance amending the Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance.

Legislation | Austria | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Residues, Groundwater, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Quality Target Ordinance – Groundwater.

Legislation | Austria | 2010

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX