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Discharge of wastewater into private wastewater systems Permit
Service Description
In Germany, a permit is required for the discharge of wastewater (industrial wastewater, commercial wastewater) into a private wastewater system (indirect discharge), insofar as the Wastewater Ordinance specifies requirements for the wastewater at the point of occurrence or prior to its mixing. Permits are issued by the competent authorities in the individual states.
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 purified 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
Permission may be granted (discretion) if
- the requirements applicable to the discharge under the Wastewater Ordinance, as amended, including the general requirements, are met (general requirements, requirements for the place of accumulation and before mixing)
- compliance with the requirements for direct discharge is not jeopardized, and
- wastewater plants or other facilities are constructed and operated which are necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements according to numbers 1 and 2.
Which documents are required?
The required documents depend on the wastewater (industrial wastewater, commercial wastewater) that is to be discharged into the private wastewater system.
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 public wastewater system if a permit has been issued.
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 per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Ministry for Environment, Energy, Food and Forestry Rhineland-Palatinate
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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