Water Measurement Ordinance.

Country/Territory: Germany
Territorial subdivision: Baden-Württemberg
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1987 (2013)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: Ordinance by the Ministry for the Environment on recording of water abstractions.

Subject: Water
Keyword: Water supply Surface water Groundwater Institution Registration Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area: Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract: Article 1 of the present Ordinance establishes that whoever abstracts, discharges or brings to light water from surface water or groundwater - unless otherwise prescribed - has to provide measuring devices determining the quantity of water if the abstraction is used as water supply. The text consists of 5 articles as follows: Equipments (1); Requirements concerning measurement devices and additional devices (2); Recording of results of measurement (3); Penalties (4); Entry into force (5).
Full text: German
Website: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Law.

Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2012)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Effluent waste water/discharge, Liability/compensation, Water supply, Offences/penalties, Waterworks, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX