Protected Areas Compensation Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Ministry for the Environment on protection and granting of compensation for protected water areas. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Groundwater Monitoring Protected area Liability/compensation Offences/penalties 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 protect water supply areas against hazardous substances resulting from agricultural activities. In particular, the Ordinance aims at preventing ground water pollution in general and in particular pollution resulting from plant protection products. The present Ordinance applies to water protection areas to protect ground water. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Provisions on protection, records, monitoring (II); Compensation payments (III); Penalties, transitional provisions and entry into force (IV). Eight Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de References - Legislation Implements Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2012) Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Effluent waste water/discharge, Liability/compensation, Water supply, Offences/penalties, Waterworks, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX