Groundwater Protection Ordinance.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement the Council Directive 80/68/EEC of 17 December 1979 dealing with the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances. In particular it deals with the prevention of pollution of groundwater by substances belonging to the families and groups of substances listed in Annexes I and II. The direct discharge of substances listed in Annex 1 is prohibited. Article 6 deals with authorization of discharge provided that all the technical precautions necessary to prevent discharge are observed. Moreover, the consequences of the pollution which has already occurred are to be checked or eliminated. The Ordinance consists of 7 articles and 2 Annexes.
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Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 398, 19 December 2000, pp. 2447-2449.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft über den Schutz des Grundwassers gegen Verschmutzung durch bestimmte gefährliche Stoffe (Grundwasserschutzverordnung).