Waster Water Incineration Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Regulation Date 2003 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on discharge of waste water from incinerators. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Surface water Waste non-domestic sources Effluent waste water/discharge Waste disposal Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Environmental standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste. In particular, the Ordinance deals with the discharge of waste water resulting from such incineration. Waste water from the cleaning of exhaust gases discharged from an incineration or co-incineration plant shall be subject to a permit granted by the competent authorities. The text consists of 6 articles as follows: Purpose (1); Calculations (2) Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de References - Legislation Implements Lower Saxony Water Law. Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2015) 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the incineration of waste. Legislation | European Union | 2000 | Repealed Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Surface water Source: FAO, FAOLEX