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Thüringen Flood Warning Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Thüringen
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Thüringen Ordinance on the establishment of a warning and alarm service for the protection against flooding.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Flood Institution Classification/declassification Data collection/reporting Waterworks
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 a warning and alarm service in case of flooding. Article 4 establishes a Flooding Reporting Service in Turing. Article 6 lists the following flooding levels: Level I - starting to overflow the river banks , Level II - flooding of green land or forestry areas, Level III - flooding of individual plots of land, streets or cellars, Level IV - flooding of great areas including streets and plants, danger for human beings, animals, objects and plants. The text consists of 8 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.thueringen.de