Ordinance on the abstraction of water from surface water for the purpose of potable water supply. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Potable water Surface water Water supply Standards Classification/declassification Water quality standards Water abstraction Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract 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. The text consists of 4 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de References - Legislation Implements 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