Quality Target Ordinance – Groundwater. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 98, 29 March 2010, 10 pp. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources on the sound quality of groundwater. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Groundwater Water quality standards Inland waters Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration of 12 December 2006. The purpose of the Ordinance is to assess the sound state of groundwater. The text consists of 17 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows:General provisions (1); Assessment of the sound chemical state of groundwaters (2); Measures to protect groundwater (3); Final provisions (4). Three Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Effluent waste water/discharge, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Maximum Content Groundwater Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 1991 (2002) Keyword: Potable water, MRL-maximum residue limit, Food quality control/food safety, Groundwater, Water supply, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ordinance amending the Surface Water Quality Ordinance, Quality Target Ordinance – Ecological Surface Waters and the Quality Target Ordinance – Groundwater. Legislation | Austria | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water quality standards, Inland waters, Surface water Source: FAO, FAOLEX