Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Biological Waste. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on limitation of waste water emission from plants treating biological waste. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Waste non-domestic sources Monitoring Environmental standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance enter into force one year after its promulgation. Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the discharge of waste water from plants treating biological waste into public waters; in particular, waste water containing polluting substances must be monitored and amounts curtailed. The maximum residue amounts are laid down in Annex A. The Ordinance consists of 5 articles and 3 Annexes. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at