Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Surface Water Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the abstraction of water from surface waters to provide potable water. Subject Water Keyword Potable water Surface water Water supply Standards Classification/declassification Water quality standards Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement the Council Directive 75/440/EEC concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States and the Council Directive 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States. Article 3 establishes that an authorization for abstraction of water shall only be released, if the waters or parts of them are listed in one of the three categories (A1, A2 or A3) laid down in Annex 1; provided that the quality requirements comply with those stated in Annex 2. The text consists of 5 articles and 2 Annexes. Full text German Website www.mecklenburg-vorpommern.de References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States Legislation | European Union | 1979 (2003) Keyword: Water supply, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 75/440/EEC concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States. Legislation | European Union | 1975 Keyword: Surface water, Water quality standards, Water supply, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX