Regulation No. 2596 on the use of wastewater for irrigation in agriculture.

This Regulation establishes a legal framework for the use of wastewater in agricultural irrigation in Norway, primarily incorporating minimum requirements for water quality, monitoring, and risk management from relevant EU regulations. It introduces a general prohibition on the reuse of wastewater for irrigation, allowing exceptions only for research or pilot projects that meet strict criteria. The regulation assigns supervisory authority to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, provides for enforcement measures and penalties for non-compliance, and allows for limited exemptions in exceptional cases, provided they do not conflict with Norway’s international obligations.