Ordinance on the percolating of rainwater in water protected areas. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Saarland Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Rainwater Groundwater Authorization/permit Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the percolating of rainwater in protected areas. Article 1 establishes that in the protected zone I rainwater may be percolating only into groundwater if it comes from certain sources, such as, for example, public streets, roofs, car parks etc. However, article 2 rules that in the protected zone II it is not permitted to percolate rainwater into groundwater. The text consists of 2 articles. Full text German Website www.saarland.de