Surface Water Quality Ordinance.
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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The aim of the present Ordinance is the indication of chemical parameters for surface waters to be achieved in compliance with environmental quality standards relating to harmful substances. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause containing various terms employed therein, such as "parameter", "synthetic harmful substances", "non-synthetic harmful substances", "other harmful substances", "environment quality standards". Article 6 lays down provisions relating to requirements for measurements of environmental quality standards. There have to be at least 12 individual measurements of waters in order to establish a parameter. The text consists of 9 articles and 4 Annexes.
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Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources on the fixing of aims for surface waters.
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 267/2007.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich., Part II, No. 96, 2 March 2006, 4 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft über die Festlegung des Zielzustandes für Oberflächengewässer (Qualitätszielverordnung Chemie Oberflächengewässer – QZV Chemie OG).