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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 title
Federal 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