Ordinance on limitation of emission of waste water into rivers and public canals. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich Text No. 186, 19 April 1996, pp. 985-1002. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Hazardous waste Inspection Institution Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry to regulate the discharge of waste water into public waters; in particular, waste water containing polluting substances must be monitored and amounts curtailed. Articles 2 and 3 contain general principles for the treatment of industrial sewage. The treatment of particularly dangerous waste water is treated in article 4. Finally, the Ordinance deals with the Water Board as supervising authority. The Ordinance consists of 9 articles and 4 Annexes. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at