Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance 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Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Residues, Groundwater, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Quality Target Ordinance – Groundwater.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