Ruhr Association Law. País/Territorio Alemania Subdivisión territorial Nordrhein-Westfalen Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1990 (2013) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoLaw on the Ruhr Association. Materia Agua Palabra clave Aguas superficiales Institución Inundación Manejo de recursos hídricos Control de la contaminación Expropiación Contaminación de las aguas dulces Derechos/cánones Infracciones/sanciones Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen Article 1 establishes that the Ruhr Association and the Ruhr Union are merged into a single public corporation to be named “Ruhr Association”. It serves the well-being of the general public and at the same time pursues the benefit of its members. The Association has the following tasks: 1) regulation of water discharge and securing protection against flooding of surface waters or parts of them; 2) management of surface waters or parts of them and connected installations; 3) restitution of surface waters to their original status; 4) Avoidance, reduction, elimination of adverse effects on water resources; 5) Provision and supply of potable water, as well as exploitation of hydro-power; 6) waste water discharge; 7) disposal of waste resulting from the implementation of the tasks of the Association; 8) avoidance, reduction and elimination of factors effecting adversely surface waters; 9) verification of data on water, as far as this is necessary for the carrying out of the tasks of the Association. The text consists of 41 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Tasks, enterprises, general plans (II); Jurisdiction of the Association, membership (III); Duties, expropriation (IV); Articles of the Association (V); Budget, financing and accounting, contributions (VI); Appeal Board (VII); Sanctions (VIII); Legal control (IX): Fees, dissolution, transitional provisions (X). Texto completo Alemán Página web www.nrw.de