Thüringen Water Quality Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Thüringen Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleThüringen Ordinance on quality requirements of surface water used for the preparation of potable water. Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water quality standards Water supply Classification/declassification Potable water Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement the Council Directive 75/440/EEC concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States and the Council Directive 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States. The text consists of 10 articles as follows: Purpose of Ordinance (1); Sphere of application (2); Determination of threshold values (3); Sampling and analysis (4); Exceptions (5); Project to improve water quality (6); Authorization to abstract water (7); Report of results (8); Gender equalization (9); Entry into force (10). Four Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.thueringen.de References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States Legislation | European Union | 1979 (2003) Keyword: Water supply, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 75/440/EEC concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States. Legislation | European Union | 1975 Keyword: Surface water, Water quality standards, Water supply, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX