Saxony Hazardous Installations Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the State Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Saxony on plants handling water polluted substances. Subject Water Keyword Hazardous substances Water conservation zone Freshwater resources management Waterworks Groundwater Effluent waste water/discharge Surface water Pollution control Inspection Offences/penalties Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to installations handling substances being a hazard to water. Article 3 establishes that installations for the loading and unloading of substances being a hazard to water and installations for the storage and filling of liquid manure, slurry and silage seepage must be designed, installed, erected, maintained and operated in such a way that the best possible level of protection of waters from pollution or other detrimental changes to their properties is achieved. The text consists of 27 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Facilities for storage, filling and handling water-polluting substances (2); Facilities for producing and treating water-polluting substances and facilities using these substances in trade and industry and public institutions (3); Control (4); Specialized industries (5); Penalties (6); Transitional and final provisions (7). Full text German Website www.sachsen.de References - Legislation Implements Saxony Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2013 Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Flood, Registration, Expropriation, Monitoring, Water supply, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water Resources Management Act. Legislation | Germany | 2009 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Basic legislation, Sustainable development, Waterworks, Water conservation zone, Bed, Groundwater, Authorization/permit, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Water users' associations, Surface water, Registration, Offences/penalties, Basin/catchment/watershed, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Irrigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX