Waste Water Discharge Reporting Ordinance.

Subject

Water

Keyword

Effluent waste water/discharge Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Offences/penalties Environmental standards Pollution control Freshwater pollution 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 implements the Water Law. The Ordinance applies to the declaration concerning the quantity of waste water collected in plants as listed in the Annexes and decaration concerning waste water discharged into public waters or into public waste water plants or in waste water plants of third parties. Persons running a waste water discharge plant have to declare the amount of discharged waters to the competent authorities. The text deals with the following issues: sphere of application, duty to notify the competent authority, content and form of the emissions declaration, time of declaration, assessment of discharge and penalties. The text consists of 8 articles and 3 Annexes.

Full text

German

Website

www.brandenburg.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Brandenburg Water Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2012 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Waterworks, Effluent waste water/discharge, Monitoring, Institution, Registration, Offences/penalties, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Law amending provisions on water.

Legislation | Germany | 2000

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX