Ordinance on quality requirements for certain hazardous substances and on abatement of water pollution through programmes. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Surface water Groundwater Water quality standards Hazardous substances Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain hazardous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community. In particular, article 3 deals with special programmes to reduce pollution of surface waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Article 4 concerns authorizations to discharge in certain cases waters containing hazardous substances listed in the Annex into surface waters and coastal waters. The text consists of 4 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de