Urban Waste Water Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen-Anhalt Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on urban and industrial waste water discharge of certain industries. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Public water Industrial water use Inspection Monitoring Surface water Offences/penalties Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Environmental standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance applies to the collection, treatment and discharge of municipal waste water, as well as to the treatment and discharge of waste water of certain industries. The text consists of 13 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Surface waters (3); Canalisation (4); Discharge of municipal waste water in public waters (5); Discharge of industrial waste waters in public waters (6); Discharge of industrial waste water in canalisation (7); Exceptions (8 Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Surface water, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Basin/catchment/watershed Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sachsen-Anhalt Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2006 Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Thermal and medicinal waters, Coastal zone management, Water supply, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX