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Water Exploitation Ordinance.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
The present Ordinance implements the Water Exploitation Law of 11 March 2008. The Construction, Traffic and Environment Office is responsible is entrusted with the execution of the afore-mentioned Law. This Office shall run a data-base concerning water resources. The text - consisting of 9 articles - deals with the following matters: concessions in general, duration of concession, issue of new concessions for small hydropower stations, limitation of exploitation for surface waters.
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 1 January 2011.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Wassernutzungsverordnung (WnV).
Implements