Raw Water Facilities Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hessen Document type Regulation Date 1991 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on inspection of raw water of water supply facilities. Subject Water Keyword Water supply Inspection Standards Groundwater Potable water 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 Water Law of Hessen of 22 January 1990. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to inspection of raw water of water supply systems. Article 1 establishes that the entrepreneur of a water supply facility shall ensure at his own expense that the water intended for drinking water abstraction shall comply with the agreed quality standards. The text consist of 5 articles. Full text German Website www.hessen.de