Self-Monitoring Waste Water Facilities Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Ministry for the Environment on waste water facilities. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Monitoring 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 Ordinance lays down provisions relating to self-monitoring of waste water facilities and waste water discharge. Article 2 establishes that anyone running a waste water discharge facility shall, adopt at his own expenses, all necessary operations as well as tests according to the general recognized rules of the latest technique to ensure the orderly functioning of his plant. Moreover, he shall employ qualified personnel to carry out the self-monitory system provided that those functions have not been devolved to a third party. The text consists of 6 articles and 2 Annexes. Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de