Notify construction, significant modification or measures involving a change in the hazard level of installations for handling substances hazardous to water (except heating oil consumer installations and JGS installations)

If you wish to construct a new installation for handling substances hazardous to water or make significant changes to it or take measures that result in a change in the hazard level, you must notify the authorities.

You must notify the competent authority at least 6 weeks in advance of the construction, significant modification or change to the hazard level of a system subject to mandatory testing.

Notification is not required if

  • a suitability assessment has been applied for in accordance with the Water Resources Act or
  • Installations are the subject of an authorisation procedure under other legislation, provided that the requirements of this Ordinance are also ensured in the authorisation procedure. This is generally the case for authorisations in accordance with the State Building Regulations for Baden-Württemberg or the Federal Immission Control Act.

Related forms and processes

Prerequisite

The systems must fulfil the requirements of the Ordinance on Systems for Handling Substances Hazardous to Water (AwSV). This must be verified with the documents to be submitted.

Responsible department

Please ensure that you send your notification to the responsible water authority.

The respective local regional councils are responsible as higher water authorities if the notification relates to a company site on which at least one installation exists or is planned,

  • which is subject to the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (installation in Annex 1 column d of the Ordinance on Installations Subject to Authorisation, marked with the letter E),
  • which constitutes an operating area pursuant to Section 3 (5a) of the Federal Immission Control Act (hazardous incident facility) or
  • which is subject to authorisation pursuant to Section 60 (3) sentence 1 numbers 2 and 3 of the Federal Water Act.

In all other cases

in an urban district: the city administration,

in a rural district: the district administration,

as the lower water authority.

Procedure

If you want to submit the advert online:

  • You submit the notification via the online service.
  • The competent authority will check your documents for completeness and request any missing information or documents.
  • The content requirements are also checked, which may also result in additional requirements.
  • The authority can temporarily or definitively prohibit the project or issue a decision with conditions.

If you wish to send the notification by letter or e-mail:

  • You complete the forms required for the notification and send them to the competent authority.
  • The further procedural steps correspond to the online procedure.

Deadlines

Please send your notification to the competent authority at least six weeks in advance.

Required documents

  • Completed notification form
  • Detailed documents describing the project (site plan, drawings, certificates, descriptions)
  • Expert opinion, if applicable

Costs

Fees are only due if the competent authority has to order additional measures. Fees are calculated on the basis of the legal ordinance and statutes of the relevant competent authority and the provisions of the State Fees Act.

Processing time

Processing takes between 2 and 6 weeks.

Miscellaneous

You can also check water or medicinal spring protection areas and floodplains on the Internet at the map service of the Baden-Württemberg State Institute for the Environment. You can do this here: View flood hazard maps.

Appeal

none

Legal basis

Landesbauordnung für Baden-Württemberg (LBO)

Gesetz zum Schutz vor schädlichen Umwelteinwirkungen durch Luftverunreinigungen, Geräusche, Erschütterungen und ähnliche Vorgänge

Verordnung über Anlagen zum Umgang mit wassergefährdenden Stoffen 1, 2

  • § 40 Anzeigepflicht

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 01.08.2024