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Discharge of wastewater into private wastewater systems Exemption from the permit requirement
Service Description
For the discharge of wastewater (industrial wastewater, commercial wastewater) into a private wastewater facility (indirect discharge), an exemption from the permit requirement can be applied for in Germany, provided that compliance with the legal requirements is ensured by contract with the operator of the private wastewater facility. Exemption from the permit requirement is granted by the competent authorities of the individual countries.
For those industries and activities (such as chemical industry, paper production, metal processing, cooling water use) where pollutants are to be expected in the wastewater that are not sufficiently treated in a municipal wastewater treatment plant, the legislator has laid down requirements in the industry-specific annexes to the Wastewater Ordinance.
To comply with these requirements, special measures and wastewater pretreatment facilities are needed to reduce the pollutant load in such a way that the wastewater can then be treated without harm in a public or private wastewater treatment plant.
Competent authority
The responsible body is determined by state law regulation of the individual federal states.
Requirements
The permit requirement can be waived upon application if compliance with the legal requirements is ensured by contract with the operator of the private wastewater system.
Which documents are required?
The required documentation depends on the wastewater (industrial wastewater, commercial wastewater) to be discharged into the private wastewater system.
Required in any case:
- Application for exemption with more detailed information on the wastewater (type / quantity / ingredients / place of origin).
- Contractual regulations (if applicable, excerpts)
What are the fees?
An administrative fee must be paid to the respective federal state for the administrative service of the permit. The administrative fee is based on the respective state law provisions on administrative fees.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The application must be submitted at an early stage, since wastewater may only be discharged into a private wastewater system if an exemption from the permit requirement has been granted.
Processing duration
The processing time depends on the quality and volume of the applications and documents submitted.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
An appeal against the approval may be lodged within one month of notification.
Appeal
The designation and execution of the individual forms varies from state to state. Generally speaking, there are application forms, checklists and information sheets as declarations or pre-printed forms.
- If applicable, link to aforementioned forms: Federal state specific
- Online procedure possible: State-specific
- Written form required: State-specific
- Personal appearance required: State specific
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Ministry for Environment, Energy, Food and Forestry Rhineland-Palatinate
Professionally released on
03.05.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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