Ordinance on abstraction of water from surface water for the purpose of potable water supply.

Subject

Water

Keyword

Potable water Surface water Water supply Standards Classification/declassification Water quality standards Water abstraction Enforcement/compliance

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. 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 the Annex 1; and if the quality requirements comply with those stated in Annex 2. The text consists of 4 articles and 2 Annexes.

Full text

German

Website

www.niedersachsen.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Lower Saxony Water Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Thermal and medicinal waters, Coastal zone management, Water supply, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Pollution control

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