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Water Exploitation Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Switzerland
Territorial subdivision
Aargau
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Concession Surface water Groundwater Thermal and medicinal waters
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance implements the Water Exploitation Law of 11 March 2008. The Construction, Traffic and Environment Office is responsible is entrusted with the execution of the afore-mentioned Law. This Office shall run a data-base concerning water resources. The text - consisting of 9 articles - deals with the following matters: concessions in general, duration of concession, issue of new concessions for small hydropower stations, limitation of exploitation for surface waters.

Full text
German
Website
www.ag.ch

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Exploitation Law (WnG)(764.100).

Legislation | Switzerland | 2008 (2017)

Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Thermal and medicinal waters, Hydropower generation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX