Ordinance on the abstraction of water from surface waters intended for drinking water supply.

The present Ordinance implements, inter alia, the Water Law of Hessen of 22 January 1990 and the Council Directive 79/869/EEC concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States of 9 October 1979. In particular, the text lays down provisions relating to the abstraction of water from surface waters for the purpose of drinking water supply. The text consists of 7 articles as follows: Purpose of Ordinance (1); Sphere of application (2); Admissibility of water abstraction (3); Monitoring, sampling and analysis methods (4); Exceptions (5); Competent authorities (6); Entry into force (7).