Water Association Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 11, 20 February 1991, pp. 405-418. Long titleAct on Water and Soil Associations. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Institution Environmental standards Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Water users' associations Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Act to set new environmental policy standards by giving water and soil associations new rural management duties. Moreover, associations can promote cooperation between water management and agriculture while further developing the protection of water, soil and nature. Finally, the associations can be assigned tasks within the framework of set-aside land. The Act grants the associations a far-reaching right to self-administration as, for instance, the power to issue by-laws; furthermore, association may be established also by a decision of its members and not only ex-officio. The Act consists of 82 articles divided into 9 Parts. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de