Rheinland-Pfalz Waste Water Charges Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Rheinland-Pfalz Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRheinland-Pfalz Law implementing the Waste Water Charges Act. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Water charges Offences/penalties Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Waste Water Charges Act in its consolidated version of 18 January 2005 (BGBl. I p. 114). In particular, it lays down provisions relating to charges levied for discharging waste water into public waters. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Duty to pay charges (I); Determination of harmfulness (II); Reduction of charges (III); Establishment and levying of water charges (IV); Use of waste water charges (V); Penalties and final provisions (VI) Full text German Website www.rheinland-pfalz.de References - Legislation Implements Waste Water Charges Act. Legislation | Germany | 1976 (2018) Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX