Ruhr Association Law. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Sous-division territoriale Nordrhein-Westfalen Type du document Législation Date 1990 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completLaw on the Ruhr Association. Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux superficielles Institution Inondation Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Expropriation Pollution des eaux douces Royalties/redevances Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé 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). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.nrw.de