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Nordrhein-Westfalen Water Abstraction Charge Law.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Law 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