Upper Austria Effluent Waste Water Law 2001. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Oberösterreich Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on effluent waste water. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Waste non-domestic sources Waste domestic sources Sewerage Offences/penalties Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to effluent waste waters in the Land of Upper Austria. In particular, its purpose is to lay down provisions relating to the disposal and reduction of household and industrial effluents. The text consists of 28 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Tasks of the Land (2); The local waste water situation (3); Concept of waste water management (4);Waste water disposal through canals (5); Waste water disposal without connexion to canals (6); Implementation (7); Transitional and final provisions (8) Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at