Waterdworks Promotion Act 1985. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 148, 19 April 1985, pp. 1239-1253. Long titleFederal Act on promotion of waterworks from federal resources. Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Effluent waste water/discharge Waste management Waste prevention Water supply Freshwater resources management Subsidy/incentive Bank Sewerage Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Basin Danube Abstract An Act to regulate the financial provisions of the management and improvement of water resource plants of Austria. The Act contains at the outset a definition of various terms therein employed, such as "regional studies", "general projects", "plants for waste disposal", etc. The requirements for the granting of funds for public water installations are contained in articles 3 and 4. The Law deals also with the embankment of the Danube and other rivers; moreover, it establishes the improvement of the sewage system, the protection and maintenance of mountainous areas. The specific water supply and waste water disposals plants are dealt with in article 13. The Act consists of 32 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at