Nordrhein-Westfalen Water Abstraction Charge Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Nordrhein-Westfalen Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on the levying of a charge for the abstraction of water from water bodies Subject Water Keyword Surface water Groundwater Water charges Water supply Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to charges for the abstraction of water. Article 1 fixes the charges for extraction, transport, delivery and removal of water from groundwater; furthermore, article 2 establishes the fees for extraction and removal of water from surface water. The text consists of 12 articles. Full text German Website www.nrw.de