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Source: http://www.pacificwater.org/index.cfm
Water Management
waste management
and wast water Industry/Chemicals
treatment
WATER BOX
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Some examples for more sustainability
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Major drivers
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Institutional Framework
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The state governments of the 16 federal states are responsible for
the regulation of water supply and wastewater disposal in their
territories, within the framework of the federal laws.
The organization and implementation of the water supply and
wastewater disposal belong to the traditional duties of the
municipalities, in accordance with state water laws. In order to cover
incurred expenses, the municipalities charge consumers with tariffs
and fees. The municipalities must also maintain smaller water
bodies in their jurisdiction.
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First of all, whoever wishes to utilize natural the water resources or
water bodies must apply for a permit. Applicants are mostly
municipalities, water utilities, or industry that desire to construct a
groundwater abstraction facility or waterworks, for example, making
use of groundwater. Even when a development area or industrial
park is to be built and a regular wastewater disposal system
(WWTP and sewer system discharging into a river) is planned, an
application for authorization is still necessary. With the application
for authorization, not only the technical designs need to be
submitted, but also (depending on the scope and significance of the
project) emission reports, environmental compatibility studies, etc.
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The definition of standards takes place at various levels. The overlying
framework is anchored in the European Union legislation, including
especially the following:
- Directive 2000/60/EC Water Framework Directive
- Directive 91/271/EEC, concerning the handling of municipal wastewater
- Directive 96/61/EC, concerning the integrated pollution (IPPC Directive)
- Groundwater Directive (80/86/EEC)
- Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC)
- Nitrate Directive (Directive 91/676/EEC)
- Pesticide Directive (91/414/EEC)
- Water Protection Directive, concerning the emission of hazardous
substances into water bodies (76/464/EEC)
- Bathing Water Bodies Directive (76/160/EEC).
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German federal law has been and continues to be conformed to this European
law and further developed in consideration of the specific, high demands of an
environmentally compatible, organized industrial status. At the federal level, the
most important regulations within this framework are:
- The Water Management Act
- The Drinking Water Ordinance
- The Groundwater Ordinance
- The Wastewater Ordinance
- The Effluent charge Act
- The Act on the Impact Assessment of Washing and Cleaning Agents
- The Fertilizer Agents Ordinance.
These federal regulations are further substantiated at the level of the 16 German
federal states. Corresponding to the individual circumstances and political
objectives of each respective state, a state water law, state effluent charge act,
etc. has been empowered.
Source: The German Water Sector. Policies and Experiences, Report
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The requirements and standards are formulated most concretely
at the lowest level, where framework requirements of the
respective superordinate level must be observed. For example,
the final decision with regard to treatment standards for a WWTP
is made by the municipality. Nevertheless, the municipality must
still heed the conditions set by the district government; the district
government, on the other hand, must observe the minimum
requirements set by the state and federal governments, which
must conform to the EU directive (for municipal wastewater).
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Ordinance
on Requirements for the Discharge of Waste Water into Waters
(Waste Water Ordinance - AbwV)
Article 1:
Scope of Application
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Article 2:
Definition of terms
In the sense of this Ordinance:
1. Production-specific load level shall refer to the load level (e.g. m3/t, g/t, kg/t)
in relation to the production capacity on which the water discharge licence
is based.
Article 3:
General requirements
Unless otherwise stated in the Appendices, a permit to discharge waste water into
water bodies shall only be granted if the pollutant load, based on an examination
of the conditions in each individual case, is kept as low as the use of water-saving
procedures such as washing and cleaning operations, indirect cooling and the
use of low-pollutant feedstocks and auxiliary materials permit.
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A Scope of application
B General requirements
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Annex (to Article 4)
GENERAL PROCEDURES
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Appendix 2: Appendix 3:
Brown-coal briquette production Milk processing
Appendix 4:
Processing of oilseeds, and refining of cooking fats and oils
Appendix 5:
Production of fruit and vegetable products
Appendix 6:
Production of soft drinks and bottling of drinks
Appendix 7: Appendix 8:
Fish processing Potato processing
Appendix 9:
Manufacture of coating materials and varnish resins
Appendix 10: Appendix 11:
Meat industry Breweries
Appendix 12:
Production of alcohol and alcoholic beverages
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Integrated Water Resources Management
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Restructuring the river Emscher as example of IWRM
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Quality of water:
Wholesome and clear
• Regular monitoring
• Source protection • Fulfilled parametric
values
• Water preparation
• Duties/rights for repor-
ting and information
Column I Column II
supplemented with
http://www.waterframeworkdirective.wdd.moa.gov.cy/guidance.html
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European W ater Framework Directive (1)
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European W ater Framework Directive (2)
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European W ater Framework Directive (3)
Chemical Status
- The „Priority list“
Actual list: 33 substances, so-called „old“ industrial chemicals
Up coming list: emerging contaminants, as pharmaceuticals,
infochemicals, perfluorinated tensides
Ecological Status
- Biological parameters (communities of fish, macrophytes
and phytobenthos, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton)
- Hydromorphological parameters
- Physico-chemical parameters (temperature, oxygenation,
salinity, nutrient status, acidification status)
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Risk Assessment for Water Bodies
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Risk Assessment for Water Bodies
Supporting Supporting
Biological
physico- hydromorpho- Specific
quality element
chemical quality logical quality pollutants
element element
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Priority Substances - 33 substances or groups of substances
Priority Substances
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List of priority substances in the field of water policy (1)
Control at source
Providing specific treatment at source
Education, motivation and training of
producers, distributors and consumers
Environmental risk assessment and
substitution
Eco-classification and „green“ ...
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