Water Association Law.

Subject

Land & soil, Water

Keyword

Institution Drainage/land reclamation Soil conservation/soil improvement Agricultural land Inland waters Groundwater Irrigation Registration Waterworks Freshwater resources management Water users' associations Sustainable development

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes that water and soil associations are public bodies based on the law of the Reich or Land with the following tasks: 1) to create, modify and keep in orderly state waters and their banks, to regulate the discharge of waters and to ensure their elimination as appropriate; 2) to create, modify, keep in good state, run, exploit and as appropriate to eliminate navigation plants, dams, floodgates, hydropower stations and watersheds; 3) to drain, to irrigate, to lay dry and to protect land from flooding, 4) to eliminate, recycle and clean waste water and make it safe; 4) to procure potable water and water for use; 5) to improve and conserve the soil in good conditions and to cultivate and use agricultural land, 6) to manage ground water adequately; 7) to reclaim land from waters; 8) to contribute to the adoption of measures concerning water resources, waterworks, soil and waste water. The text consists of 3 articles.

Full text

German

Website

www.bayern.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Association Act.

Legislation | Germany | 1991 (2002)

Keyword: Institution, Environmental standards, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Standards, Protection of environment, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water users' associations

Source: FAO, FAOLEX