Water supervision
Performance specification
On behalf of the legislator, the water authorities monitor the water bodies as well as compliance with and fulfilment of the requirements under water law. This results in the following tasks for the water authorities, among others:
- Issuing of permits, authorisations for water uses, e.g.
- Water withdrawals from surface waters or groundwater
- Waste water discharges into water bodies
- Impoundment of surface waters
- Geothermal probes
- Issuing of permits, e.g. for
- Waste water treatment plants
- Waste water discharges into waste water systems
- Structural installations in watercourses, watercourse margins and floodplains
- Receipt of advertisements, e.g. for
- Minor water withdrawals from surface waters or groundwater
- Installations for handling substances hazardous to water
- Granting of exceptions and exemptions from special requirements in water and medicinal spring protection areas
- Planning approval or planning authorisation for watercourse expansions (creation, removal and significant redesign of a watercourse or its banks)
- Regulatory measures within the framework of watercourse supervision
Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg- Operational water protection inspection (BGI)
- Issuing of permits, authorisations for water uses, e.g.
Which documents are required?
Special information for - District of Waldeck-FrankenbergAll documents for geothermal energy
What are the fees?
Special information for - District of Waldeck-FrankenbergThe assessment of fees is based on the Hessian Administrative Costs Act (Hessisches Verwaltungskostengesetz - HVwKostG) in conjunction with the Administrative Costs Regulations for the Hessian Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
Legal basis
Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg- Law on the Order of the Water Balance - Water Resources Act (WHG)
- Hessian Water Act (HWG)
- Hessian Administrative Costs Act (HVwKostG)
- Administrative Cost Regulations for the Portfolio of the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (VwKostO-MUKLV)
- Ordinance on the Competence of Water Authorities (WasserZustVO)
What else should I know?
- Water authorities in Hesse
(Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection)
- Water authorities in Hesse
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Who do I need to contact?
Unless otherwise specified, the lower water authority is responsible. In the districts it is located at the district committee and in the independent cities at the magistrate. In the cases listed in the Ordinance on the Responsibilities of Water Authorities (WasserZustVO), the upper water authority is responsible, which is located at the Regional Council. Further information can be obtained from the lower water authority.