Groundwater Protection Ordinance.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of groundwater.The text consists of 15 articles as follows: Definition of terms (1); Determination and description of groundwater bodies (2); Endangered water bodies (3); Classification of the quantitative groundwater condition (4); Criteria for the evaluation of the chemical condition of groundwater (5); Determination of the chemical condition of groundwater (6); Classification of the chemical condition of groundwater (7): Determination of bodies with less stringent targets (8): Monitoring of the quantitative and chemical condition of groundwater (9); Increasing trend of pollutant concentrations, trend reversal (10); Additional trend assessment (11); Presentation of groundwater condition and Trends (12); Measures to prevent or limit pollutants into groundwater (13); Economic analysis of water uses (14); Entry into force, repeal (15). Eight Annexes are enclosed.
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Long title of text
Ordinance on the protection of groundwater.
Date of text
Notes
The present Ordinance repeals the Groundwater Ordinance of 18 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 542).
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 56, 15 November 2010, pp. 1513-1529.
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung zum Schutz des Grundwassers (Grundwasserverordnung – GrwV).