Procedure descriptions
Apply for authorisation under water law
The water law licence gives you the right to use a body of water for a specific purpose. In addition, the type and extent of utilisation are determined by water law.
This includes
- Taking or discharging water from surface waters,
- damming up or lowering surface waters,
- removing solid substances from surface waters,
- Withdrawing or discharging groundwater.
A waterworks operator can, for example, obtain a water licence from a water authorityiauthorisation to pump drinking water.
The licence is granted
- only under certain conditions (in particular §§ 13, 14 of the Federal Water Act - WHG) and
- and only for a certain period of time, usually not for a long timenthan 30 years (Section 14 (2) WHG).
Responsible department
The lower water authority is generally responsible:
- for water uses in a city district: the city administration
- for water utilisation in a district: the district administration.
The regional councils as higher water authorities are responsible for utilisation in accordance with Section 82 (2) and (3) of the Baden-Württemberg Water Act.
Details
Prerequisite
Authorisation may only be granted if the implementation of the project is unreasonable without a secure legal status.
Authorisation will not be granted if
- harmful changes to the watercourse are to be expected that cannot be avoided or compensated for, even by means of ancillary provisions (Section 12 (1) no. 1 WHG) or
- other requirements under public law are not fulfilled (Section 12(1)(2) WHG).
Procedure
Apply in writing to the competent authority for a water licence. They will check the application and issue the licence.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- Application documents (plans/documents for the planned project)
- Parcel map(s) for the designated project area
- Consent of the person responsible for maintenance of the watercourse used
- declaration of consent under neighbouring law for the crossing of third-party land.
Note: In individual cases, you must submit further documents on request.
Miscellaneous
If you have any questions, please contact your local water authority directly.
Legal basis
Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG)
- § 9 Benutzungen
- § 10 Inhalt der Erlaubnis und der Bewilligung
- § 12 Voraussetzungen für die Erteilung der Erlaubnis und der Bewilligung, Bewirtschaftungsermessen
- § 13 Inhalts- und Nebenbestimmungen der Erlaubnis und der Bewilligung
- § 14 Besondere Vorschriften für die Erteilung der Bewilligung
Wassergesetz für Baden-Württemberg (WG)
- § 93 Erlaubnis- und Bewilligungsverfahren (zu § 11 WHG)
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 18.07.2024
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32